WASHINGTON — Jerry Manuel said before tonight’s game that he didn’t expect any outside help before the July 31 trade deadline, something that GM Omar Minaya confirmed in a later meeting with reporters.
Minaya essentially ruled out acquiring Athletics slugger Matt Holliday by saying the Mets won’t be in the market for rental players — players in the final year of their contract.
Minaya also did not deny an SI.com report today that the Mets turned down a proposal from the Blue Jays for Cy Young winner Roy Halladay. The report said Toronto wanted outfielder Fernando Martinez, pitchers Jonathon Niese and Bobby Parnell and minor-league shortstop Ruben Tejada for Halladay, but the Mets considered that too high of a price.
“That rumor’s out there right now, but I’m not going to comment about rumors,” Minaya said of the Halladay report.