GMs' meetings: The Mets' continued quest for pitching
Just met Craig Landis, the representative for free-agent tarting pitchers Ryan Dempster and Jon Garland. They're clearly not the top options for the Mets - that would be Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez - but they'll have to consider them. Landis said he had a brief meeting with the Mets in which they expressed "preliminary" interest in his clients.
"They’re looking at some other things," Landis said of the Mets. "We are. We decided to talk further after the meetings are over, sometime in the next week or two, after the 13th." Open free agency starts on Friday, Nov. 14th.
Dempster put in a terrific year with the Cubs, and the industry speculation was that Dempster and the Cubs would quickly reunite.
"I spoke to the Cubs here," Landis said. "They’re aware that, as of now, there’s very little possibility he’s going to sign soon with the Cubs. That’s what we’re planning as of now."
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Great Mike Francesa moment before: a caller was asking if there was anyone in the Yankees' farm system who could come up next year and Mike's response was, "People were high on Jorge (sic) Tabata, but the Yankees are down on him now." Two minutes later: "Oh, Tabata was in the Pittsburgh trade?"
Weren't the meetings in Nashville last year?
Wouldn't we all love to have Mike and $irius'Mad Dog's salaries along with their limited sports knowledge.
They are the 2 luckiest ($$$$$$) human beings on the planet
The winter meetings were in Nashville, Tenn Tom. The GMs' meetings were in Orlando.
Ken - give my best to Craig Landis.
The son of former White Sox OF Jim Landis, he was the SF Giants # 1 pick in 1977 - the year I was selected by the Giants in the 12th round. We played together in Great Falls, Waterbury and Phoenix.
He later became an agent and I think his first big client was Jared Wright.
Steve from SA: I think Ken is the luckiest guy on the planet.
Is Landis the grandson or great grandson of Judge Landis? Bob? He was a judge on the federal bench in IL.
Where do you think Jon Garland is going to sign?? I need to know , I think the Indians would be a good team .
Craig and Jim are no relation to the Judge.