he's done nothing? the starting pitching has been one of the bright spots for the mets this year...peterson has gotten alot out of them. but the fact remains, the mets starters are older and cant go as deep into the game.... the bullpen isnt bad because of no talent, its bad because most of the guys are used way too much. the mets are near the top of the majors in pitchers used per game...getting these guys not only gets younger pitchers in the starting rotation, it helps b/c these guys will go will add to the top of the rotaion of leiter, trachsel and even glavine. how many times has jae seo or ginter lasted for 3 innings and the bullpen has had to take over? answer... almost every time they pitched... by getting these guys, you avoid those short outings by your starters....giving the bullpen a break. the best answer to why these were good deals is NOW (not in 2 years when kazmir might be ready) they have a strong starting rotation for years to come, and a good starting rotation will make their bullpen better. regardless, the mets arent going to win the WS this year....