The lights are on... but is anybody home?

It would appear that Omar Minaya fell asleep at the switch. Again. Ok, maybe that is a slight over reaction, but for those of you who missed this - Jason Marquis is a now a National. Trust me, I'm not delusional enough to think that Marquis was the answer to our prayers. But how is it possible that someone who is a solid middle of the rotation starter with the right attitude, who had said flat out that he wanted to play for the Mets, ends up with Washington?? Marquis said that he felt the Nationals were making the right moves in terms of making themselves relevant in baseball (i.e. adding Pudge Rodriguez and Brian Bruney). So it follows then that Marquis feels as though the Mets are not doing those things.

And you know what? He's absolutely right. I've been saying for months that pitching is our problem. Do I want to see Angel Pagan starting in left field again? Of course not. But I could handle it if we weren't able to bring in a left fielder because we were focused on pitching. The Mets are not building a team to fit their ball park. Citi Field should be synonymous with pitching and defense. Instead, we currently have one of the most questionable rotations in baseball and we are a defensive nightmare in terms of fundamentals. But yea, let's have a staring contest with Jason Bay and Benjie Molina, who are really just stringing Omar along while they wait for something - anything - else to come along. At this point, I'd rather see some creative trade work (after all, Omar is still the man who found a way to land Johan Santana) and save the actual money for next year's free agents. I'm trying to convince myself that there are things going on behind the scenes that are being kept quiet... otherwise, Mets fans are going to give up before spring training even gets here.