Mets need to get creative now

With Halladay to the Phillies and Lackey to the Sox, the Mets need to get creative to improve their rotation. I’m not saying either of these Aces wanted to pitch for the Mets, but now that it’s a sure thing they won’t, the Mets need to react. Ben Sheets/Erik Bedard are great when healthy, but that may not be often enough for the Mets to compete, and I don’t think Piniero/Doug Davis is the answer either. I think they have to look the trade route. So to get creative, what about a deal with the Reds? They have two starters over the 10mm mark and could potentially look to unload that payroll (Harang & Arroyo). I know Votto is a fantastic, young 1b, and makes league minimum but would the following work: Joey Votto/1b, Brandon Phillips/2b, Aaron Harang/sp, Bronson Arroyo/sp for Fernando Martinez/of, Ruben Tejada or Reese Havens/mi, Luis Castillo/2b, Daniel Murphy/1b, Jefry Marte/3b, Mike Pelfrey/sp, and Moviel/Familia/Urbina -2nd tier SP prospect. Fair?

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