Mets Rumors: Mets prefer K-Rod

Though this may not come at a shock to anyone, Marty Noble reported today on the Hot Stove Blog that the Mets prefer Francisco Rodriguez over any of the free agents or available closers.

A few days ago, a poll finished up in which I asked which closer fans would want more. K-Rod led the poll, garnering 41 percent of the vote, with Brian Fuentes getting 27 percent. A lot of fans have brought up Rodriguez's decreased velocity over the last few years, and commenter Paul Mannino has continually brought up the fact that Fuentes led Rodriguez in VORP last season.

(VORP, for those of you that are unfamiliar with the term, stands for Value Over Replacement Player. It is compiled as (((League Runs/Game + 1) - RAvg)/9)*Innings Pitched. Enjoy that.)

Noble also notes that the Mets are likely to come away from the Winter Meetings empty handed.

Again, I don't care who they sign, as long as he doesn't break the Mets bank.

According to Jeff Wilpon in an article in today's Daily News, Omar Minaya has been working the phones.

I know that there is a lot of activity with Omar on the phone talking to different GMs right now trying to get something done in a trade or maneuvering so that he's ready when we get to the winter meetings and go from there.

I also love this little quote.

He's [Minaya] like, 'Listen, we'll take care of business.' He's on the phone all the time now with other GMs trying to set things up.

I can just imagine Minaya turning to Wilpon and saying "Listen, we'll take care of business!"

Well, get it done, Omar. Take care of business.