Free Agents
Mets Won’t Bid Against Selves For Lowe
I’ve been seeing on my RSS feed that the Mets will not increase their offer to free agent pitcher Derek Lowe because they don’t want to bid against themselves. Lowe turned down the Mets offer of $12 million per year for 3 years. He’s looking for $16 million per year. If there are no other […]
Vargas Signs With The Dodgers
The Mets have taken aim at their starting rotation as the next area to address in the offseason. One person who will definitely not be included is Claudio Vargas. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times is reporting in his blog that the Dodgers have signed Vargas to an incentive laden one year deal.
Lowe-ball
The Mets have reportedly made a low ball offer to Derek Lowe. The offer is for 3 years at $12 million per. That’s $36 million. Compare that to the $90 million over 5 years Lowe is looking for. We’re in for a negotiation here.
Mets Introduce New Bullpen
The Mets introduced Francisco Rodriguez to the New York media yesterday and J.J. Putz today. Rodriguez was the premier free agent of this offseason and a very important signing. But what could be more more important is Putz and how he adjusts to being a setup man as opposed to the closer he was in […]
Ten Mets Free Agents
The number of Mets players who have filed for free agency has now reached 10. They are: Moises Alou, Tony Armas Jr., Luis Ayala, Damion Easley, Orlando Hernandez, Pedro Martinez, Ramon Martinez, Oliver Perez, Ricardo Rincon and Matt Wise. The Mets Free Agency Tracker page will continue to track players who have filed for free […]
3 Mets File for Free Agency
Damion Easley, Oliver Perez and Matt Wise are among the 64 players who have already filed for free agency. Easley, while important the last couple of years because of Luis Castillo‘s balky knees and other second base issues, will probably not be resigned. It’s been widely believed that the Mets will try to acquire a […]
Mets Add Another Reyes
According to reports the Mets have decided that they will not stand pat in the bullpen following the news of Billy Wagner‘s continued convalescence. Instead they have signed a third Reyes, Al Reyes. Unlike anyone else on the Mets roster the new Reyes has previous regular closing experience, having served that role for Tampa Bay […]
Mets Sign Claudio Vargas
The Mets have signed Claudio Vargas to a minor league deal. Vargas will report to extended spring training in Port St. Lucie before going to AAA New Orleans. Given the state of the Mets rotation this is a good move. Depending on how long it takes Pedro Martinez to return and Orlando Hernandez to do […]
Phillies No Longer Looking To Lohse
Word is that Philadelphia has dropped out of the bidding on Kyle Lohse. The sticking point with the Phillies was the Lohse camp, headed by agent Scott Boras, insisting on a fourth years and the Phillies refusing to give more than three. Boras claims to have a bidder at four years which is believed to […]
Mets Get Wise, Sign Matt
Yesterday I was bemoaning the fact that there was no real news to report. Omar Minaya must have read what I wrote and decided to throw me a bone yesterday when he signed right handed reliever Matt Wise to a one year contract yesterday. It’s a small bone but a bone nonetheless.
