Tom Seaver Fan Club

Well, this is one of those times where all you can do is a 180 degree turn.  It seemed almost certain that Yorvit Torrealba was coming to the Mets but now the team is saying the deal is off.  The deal was contingent on a physical and the Mets aren’t saying what if anything that had to do with it but it seems pretty much a certainty that Torrealba will not be a Met.  Of course just a few days ago we thought it was pretty much a certainty that he was coming to New York.  Anyway, it looked like a sore shoulder scared the Mets off.

It looks like now, the Mets are after David Eckstein with the hopes he’d become the team’s regular second baseman.  Eckstein is one of those guys who somehow manages to get it done.  He doesn’t have a lot of pop but he’s one of those gritty players you like to have.  Second base has been a black hole for quite some time and while I wouldn’t mind Luis Castillo back in the fold, Eckstein could provide a lower cost alternative.