Joe Soriano
O.J. LewisNY Mets To Sign Cuban Defector
May 19th 2010 22:20
It has been no secret that the pitching staff of the New York Mets has been porous at times this year. Now with Jon Niese heading for the DL, and Million-Dollar Ollie collecting paychecks from the bullpen, the Mets are in dire need of a reliable pitcher to fill the hole in their depleted rotation.
The latest craze in baseball has been the rush to sign Cuban pitchers who have defected from their homeland. While recent reports have surfaced indicating that many MLB teams will be interested in Yuniesky Maya and Reiner Roibal, the New York Mets have turned their attention to a 17 year old named Elian Gonzalez.
It is uncertain whether or not Gonzalez can actually pitch effectively however he does fit two of the New York Mets most pressing criteria. 1) He is Hispanic. 2) he will no doubt command a large salary.
A source close to former pitching coach Rick Peterson said that Peterson stated "I can fix him in 15 minutes". Most Mets fans would have appreciated the "quick fix" offer from Peterson had they not bought into that same ponzy scheme regarding Victor Zambrano.
When asked about his future with the NY Mets Gonzalez responded "No habla engles". A linguistics professor from the University of Pennsylvania stated that this roughly translates to "My agent is Scott Boras". This is good news for the Metropolitans as Boras and GM Omar Minaya have been involved in many high stakes heists over the last five years. It is unknown when Gonzalez will show up in Flushing but according to the NOAA the ocean currents are favorable for smooth trip.
The latest craze in baseball has been the rush to sign Cuban pitchers who have defected from their homeland. While recent reports have surfaced indicating that many MLB teams will be interested in Yuniesky Maya and Reiner Roibal, the New York Mets have turned their attention to a 17 year old named Elian Gonzalez.
A source close to former pitching coach Rick Peterson said that Peterson stated "I can fix him in 15 minutes". Most Mets fans would have appreciated the "quick fix" offer from Peterson had they not bought into that same ponzy scheme regarding Victor Zambrano.
When asked about his future with the NY Mets Gonzalez responded "No habla engles". A linguistics professor from the University of Pennsylvania stated that this roughly translates to "My agent is Scott Boras". This is good news for the Metropolitans as Boras and GM Omar Minaya have been involved in many high stakes heists over the last five years. It is unknown when Gonzalez will show up in Flushing but according to the NOAA the ocean currents are favorable for smooth trip.
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