Tic Toc, Tic Toc, Tic Toc...

Another week of the off season is history and spring training is just that much closer, yet still no major trade news from the Mets. The rumor mill is still plenty busy however, and the indications are that a trade for Johan Santana will occur prior to the spring. There just isn't any guarantee that trade will be with the Mets. But my hope rings eternal.

In other news, the Mets did make a deal yesterday for outfielder Angel Pagan, getting him from the Cubs for a pair minor leaguers. Pagan was drafted by the Mets in 1999 and he spent six seasons with the organization prior to being sold to the Cubs in 06. Pagan is likely to spend the year in New Orleans as the Mets have no room for him on the major league bench. But he provides some much needed depth in the outfield in case Endy Chavez goes down or is needed in the field regularly due to an injury to one of the starters.

There was a good article yesterday on Mets.com featuring Carlos Delgado in which he discusses his less than stellar performance last season and what he is doing to prepare for 08. As I said in my off season review, I am not going in to 08 with any expectations regarding Delgado. It was good to hear him acknowledge his poor performance however, and he certainly can make a huge difference in the teams fortunes if he has a good year in 08. So here's to hoping he can put it all together.

That's all for now. Only 39 more day's till pitchers and catchers report, I can't wait! Till next time, Lets Go Mets!