MLBtraderumors.com reported today that the Mets are interested in Randy Wolf, which is interesting because I thought about that in early October and then never thought about it again (I'm actually looking at a sign I have above my computer that has a list of possible post topics, and next Randy Wolf there is a question mark). So why is Randy Wolf a good idea (or a bad idea).
Well the first thing about Wolf is he always brings his A game against the Mets. He pitched two gems this year against the amazin's, one when he was in a Padres uniform, and then another when he was with the Astros. Overall last year he pitched 190 innings with an ERA of 4.30, but really turned it around when he got traded to Houston. From that point on, he had an ERA of 3.57 over 70.2 innings. He also had 162 strikouts vs 71 walks.
The numbers look good, is he what the Mets need? Thats the tricky issue with Wolf. While we need another starter, I don't think he is enough. I would say if we sign Wolf we need to sign Lowe or another starter. I like Wolf to round out the rotation, but only that. He doesn't have enough pop to push him into the one starter we need to sign. In other words, we aren't looking for an ace, but we need to sign someone over a littler farther over the mediocre line.