LaRoche ??

[wildcard]

LaRoche will never sign a one-year contract. Maybe two and an option, but not only one.

What team is going to give him a multi year contract?

[byrdz]

By the way, how dumb was it for LaRoche to turn down that SF contract?

These guys must be his agents:

[eastonguy]

Arizona just signed him.

[micahl69]

Arizona just signed him.

To the almighty one year deal....so that leaves us with branyan or delgado?

[TyCobb]

To the almighty one year deal....so that leaves us with branyan or delgado?

Or just going with what we already have. My guess is we sign Branyan.

[clapdiddy]

Link for all to see:

LaRoche to AZ

[micahl69]

Or just going with what we already have. My guess is we sign Branyan.

atkins at first and wiggy at third is what you are implying?

[TyCobb]

atkins at first and wiggy at third is what you are implying?

Or Moore or Bell.

[micahl69]

Or Moore or Bell.

Right, well Bell wont start the year at third.

[clapdiddy]

I'd love to know what is going on. As time rolls on and options are off the table, I'm even more inclined for us to start the season with some sort of Moore/Wiggy platoon at third for a month, then let Bell come up here.

[SilentJames]

We should have gotten him.

[JTrea81]

Atkins for 1B and Crede for 3B seems to be the plan IMO...

[weams]

MONDAY, 6:59pm: AOL Fanhouse's Ed Price tweets, the Mets have seen Carlos Delgado in Puerto Rico twice, and plan to see him once more. Price adds that Delgado "is not moving well". Price adds that the Blue Jays, Delgado's first team, might be a "more likely landing spot."

One would figure Price mentions this because Toronto plays in the American League, giving Delgado a chance to DH, but it isn't so clear where Delgado fits in there. Adam Lind is Toronto's best hitter, and fields like a DH. Lyle Overbay is left-handed, just as Delgado is. Just how much of a role Toronto can offer Delgado is not at all clear.

Where Delgado fits with the Mets is much more obvious- he stands as far likelier to excel as a hitter while playing first base than Daniel Murphy in 2010. If he can't move well enough to play the position, of course, he becomes a glorified pinch hitter for New York.

For his part, Delgado has been hitting in his time with Carolina, putting a .353 average up in 19 plate appearances, including a home run. He only began playing the field on Sunday night.

[wildcard]

I still think Miggy is a fit for the O's.

[crowmst3k!]

Great...Garrett Atkins at first it is, I guess. That's not going to intimidate many opposing pitchers.

Maybe they ARE going to give Luke another look at first.