Sheets Minus Perez = quality plus picks

I was just listening to MetsBlog's email segment and Matthew Cerrone was talking about the possibility of both Sheets and Perez signing with the Mets. His rationale for that happening would be a Sheets signing first might depress the market for Perez so that the Mets could then add Ollie. I find it hard to believe the Mets could get both or even want both. I'm not sure the Mets want Perez. Their strategy all winter as been to throw out relatively low numbers at Lowe and Perez to see what happens. Lowe at $15 M is overpriced for the long haul. I think the Braves will be trying to deal him by the trade deadline of 2010. As for Ollie, those two draft picks that would be available as a Type A signing are very attractive. K-Rod cost the Mets their own #1, signing Sheets would cost the team its #2. However, a Perez signing elsewhere would gain the Mets two #1 picks back. I'm guessing if Omar could trade his 1st and 2nd picks for someone else's #1 plus a supplemental #1 and get K-rod and Sheets - that is a good deal. Plus it still leaves room to sign another Type A and absorb the loss of the 3rd round pick. Bottom line: Sheets at $8-9 M plus two #1 picks for an Ollie signing somewhere else is a Win/Win scenario.