With the trade deadline but a few hours away, I wanted to go on record with a few of my opinions.  I pretty much trust Omar implicitly to do the right thing, but if I did have his ear, I would offer the following gems:

Please don't trade both Lastings AND Carlos Gomez.  I want at least one young outfield Prodigy to watch develop in the Orange and Blue.

DO NOT trade Duaner Sanchez...under any circumstances.  I saw his name pop up in a rumor last week on Metsblog and I nearly vomited.

Don't throw Maine into a deal unless you have to.  Bannister I like but I'd trade him before Maine.

I'd part with a package of guys I like (some combo Maine, Heilman,Banister, Gomez) but only for an absolute stud like Oswalt or Schmidt.  I'd rather go with our current assets than give the guys above up for a Livian Hernandez or Kip Wells.  Can't we get anyone to take Nady?

Perhaps more-so than the deals Omar has made, I am extremely pleased with all the trades he has passed up.  It is more of an art to avoid bad deals than it is to make good ones. We are in a position of strength and I am confident that Omar will leverage that.

I can't wait to see what the team looks like tomorrow...even if the roster doesn't change at all.