Mets and Boras to Meet Tonight
By Mike Silva ~ November 10th, 2009. Filed under: Rumor Mill.
While Mets fans argue about the value of Alex Cora, Jeff Francoeur’s OPS, and how Mike Cameron is a solid secondary option Omar Minaya at least is starting the process of gauging Matt Holliday’s market value. According to Joel Sherman Minaya is meeting with Scott Boras tonight.
Many anticipate the Holliday negotiations to drag until Christmas; much like Mark Teixeira last year and have already indicated they have a backup plan if Holliday flees.
I believe the Mets best chance of landing the slugger is to set the market with an aggressive, yet not overpriced, offer. Personally the max I would go is 7 years/$117 million dollars and probably would start in the 5-6 year range and around $100 million dollars. Anything less is, quite frankly, insulting. Let’s see how aggressive the smaller market teams (i.e. San Francisco, Atlanta, and St. Louis) are going to be in these negotiations. Instead of playing down to their level in negotiations how about setting the bar at a reasonable level?
The Mets could “drive the car” in these negotiations if they are smart. Of course, it’s yet to be determined if the Mets are serious about Holliday or simply putting on a good show to appease the fans. Don’t be surprised if you read in a few hours about how Holliday is too rich for the Mets taste.
