"He'd love to come here," Francoeur -- who indicated Marquis broached the subject to him and David Wright earlier this month when the Mets played at Colorado -- said before last night's 11-3 Atlanta win at Citi Field.

"He'd be a great fit. He's from Staten Island. He's a New York type of guy. He'll probably be coming off the best season he's ever had."

Exactly why the Mets shouldn't sign him. Marquis is quite the good luck charm -- his teams have reached the postseason in nine straight seasons -- but he has a 4.46 career ERA over ten seasons. And even in his "career year," Marquis has a 4.15 ERA since the All-Star break. This is the case of a back-end starting pitcher being severely overrated based on 15 wins. If there is a more likely candidate to be a free-agent bust, please let me know.