And he’s been saying it for several months according to the New York Post. He was born on and still lives on Staten Island. He likes the ballpark. He’s buddies with former Brave and current Met Jeff Francoeur. Makes sense for him.
Does it make sense for the Mets? His late fade in 2009 might give them pause, but Marquis has been a pretty reliable if unspectacular starting pitcher for several years now. You’re probably going to get 30+ starts and close to 200 innings of at or around league average quality from him. He’s going to induce a ton of ground balls and he’s not going to give up many home runs. He’ll go through stretches where he gets shelled, sure, but he takes the ball when it’s his turn and he can even hit a little.
If you’re in on the Joel Piniero and Randy Wolf sweepstakes, you should probably be considering Marquis as well. And if you’re the Mets, any and all of them would constitute a massive upgrade from the non-Santana portion of their current rotation.