The Winter Meetings are now technically over, and many have been calling it a bust. We really didn't see any blockbuster trades or signings, and the Mets remained reluctant to do anything. So, on Thursday, the Phillies surprised many baseball fans everywhere by acquiring Ben Revere from the Twins in exchange for Vance Worley and a prospect. Obviously that means that the Phils are out on the Michael Bourn sweepstakes, and this is a great trade for them. Also, the Red Sox signed Koji Uehara, the Braves re-signed Reed Johnson, and the Twins extended pitcher Jared Burton.
As for the Mets, they selected pitcher Kyle Lobstein in the Rule 5 draft, but immediately traded him to the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations. It seems like the Tigers were eyeing him, and the Mets made them pay for it. In other news, the Mets have apparently made "little progress" in signing or trading for a catcher this week, which is not a good sign at all. We need someone to platoon with Josh Thole, and it is looking like that someone will be a Miguel Olivo-type player. Olivo has some pop to his bat, but I'd rather have someone a bit younger.
Apparently the Dodgers are negotiating a contract with prized free agent Zack Greinke, so that would be great if he went to Los Angeles. Why you may ask? Because that means the Rangers, who are Greinke's other top suitor, will overpay to haul in a top of the rotation pitcher. They would probably overpay to acquire Dickey, and it seems like they have a legit amount of interest in him.
As for the Winter Meetings, they were pretty much a bust for the Mets. Alderson claims that he is happy with the progress he made, but where exactly is the progress? All we saw were a few conflicting reports about Dickey and a hint that the club may acquire an outfielder sometime during the week (which didn't happen.) I doubt that Alderson is brewing any big moves here, so he better start making some roster changes or the team will look even worse in 2013.
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