Pedro, Manny and the Loop

If the deal gets done, Pedro on the Mets is great news.  With all the jabber about the likes of Pavano, Wright this year -- or Vasquez last year; there's not much there but guys who have one career year and lots of mediocrity (see Estaban Loaiza) -- there are no more than about 5 pitchers you can count on to bring it day in and day out -- and Pedro is one of those guys.   There is now fear from opposing teams, and no doubt it makes the rest of the staff one magnitude stronger.

 

Personally, I'm still pulling for Manny -- another guy that can be counted on to produce day in and day out. A dependable pitching staff -- which this ensures us;  some part of the offense that gets the job done -- we need at least one more piece -- and a closer in Looper who can seal the deal makes the Mets a competitive team in a weak division and a  force to be reckoned with.