Winter growing cold for Omar Minaya

In an offseason when the Mets are learning the hard way that no one finds their top prospects all that attractive, this was the most piercing insult. When they asked the Marlins about Dontrelle Willis at the winter meetings earlier this week, they were told not to bother because he wasn't available.

That would be the same Dontrelle Willis the Marlins were set to trade along with Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers Tuesday. The difference is the Tigers had the kind of prized prospects that are at the root of every big trade or potential trade this winter. In lefthander Andrew Miller, the No. 6 pick in the 2006 draft, and outfielder Cameron Maybin, the 10th pick in the 2005 draft, the Tigers had two of the most highly regarded young players in baseball. Continue