Mets offer Beltran

[trevisc]

i thought Piazza was their 1b.

[jrad32]

You may be right. Last I read he was still going to play catcher, but I haven't been keeping that close an eye on it. Moving him to 1B and getting a defensive minded catcher would cetainly help the defense.

[Dans]

Piazza will be the catcher this year.

[Amazinz]

I'll say again what I've been saying. HE'S RETURNING TO HOUSTON. He has no interest in America's dirtiest city.

Perhaps he'd be interested in the Yankees or Mets because NY lays claim to the largest Puerto Rican population outside of Puerto Rico. BTW Boston isn't exactly the cleanest city.

[nsulham]

I'm pretty torn on this situation.

1) Because I have Carlos in a keeper league and want him NOWHERE near Shea or the Mets.

But at the same time

1) If he's a Met he can't be a Yankee

2) I read on a Buster Olney chat that if the Mets get Beltran, they have really no shot at Delgado, and Boston might be able to get him.