Just Do It
Word is that the A's have dropped their asking price from the Mets for 28-year-old southpaw Barry Zito. In the off-season, they were asking for both Lastings Milledge and Aaron Heilman. Now they are content with a deal built around one but not both of them. If you're the Mets, you go to the mat for this trade, provided that you can sign Zito long-term. Adding a young arm of that caliber gives the Mets a legit shot to win the World Series. Chances to win the World Series don't come around that often and you take them when they present themselves. The Mets would have a top 3 in the rotation that can carry them the way staffs of the past have carried other teams. Plus, with Zito in the fold long-term and with young arms like Mike Pelfrey and John Maine, assuming that one of them doesn't go in the deal, the Mets would be competitive for a long time. The chance is now. The time is now. Go for it Omar.