Putz Deal May Be Announced Soon
By Joe McDonald at 10 December, 2008, 10:49 pm
LAS VEGAS – According to Newsday, the Mets, Indians, and Mariners are going over medical records and the deal may be announced soon.
Ken Rosenthal, who first reported this, wrote the deal will look something like this:
Under terms of the deal, the Mets would get Putz, outfielder Jeremy Reed and reliever Sean Green from Seattle. The [...]
J.J. Putz to the Mets?
By Joe McDonald at 10 December, 2008, 10:33 pm
LAS VEGAS – Both the Star-Ledger and MLB.com are reporting the Mets are in serious discussions to acquire closer J.J. Putz to pitch in the eighth inning.
The 32 year-old lost his closer job last season when the Seattle Mariners elevated Brandon Morrow to the ninth.
The names be tossed around on the Mets end are Aaron [...]
NYSD: Still More Work To Be Done After K-Rod
By Joe McDonald at 10 December, 2008, 7:23 pm
LAS VEGAS – Alright, the Mets have gotten their closer and if nothing else happens during the next day at the Bellagio, the Winter Meetings have to be considered a success.That said, there’s still more work to do to make this a successful off-season. Besides their bullpen makeover, which includes an eighth inning setup man, [...]
Read More >>It’s Official: Mets Sign K-Rod
By Joe McDonald at 10 December, 2008, 6:04 pm
LAS VEGAS – Just moments ago, Omar Minaya officially announced what everyone at the Bellagio knew for the last 36 hours: Francisco Rodriguez is now a Met.
“We have come to comepleted terms in filling our No. 1 need in signing Francisco Rodriguez to a three year contract with the New York Mets,” Minaya said. “Our [...]
Coutinho: The Patience of Minaya Pays Off
By Joe McDonald at 10 December, 2008, 4:27 pm
Rich Coutinho in his latest blog post, discusses the K-Rod deal.
To quote:
“So, here were the Mets and K-Rod in Las Vegas to put a capper on this beautifully orchestrated Omar Minaya waiting game and just to catalyze the process a bit, the team’s initial offer was a 2 year pact. That contract was officially presented [...]
NYSD: K-Rod Signs with the Mets
By Joe McDonald at 9 December, 2008, 8:47 pm
LAS VEGAS – Based on a number of reports and sources, Francisco Rodriguez will sign a three-year, $37 million dollar contract with the Mets tomorrow after a physical in New York.The Mets have seemingly reached this deal after two days of talk between the club and agent Paul Kinzer.”He’s a tremendously skilled closer,” said manager [...]
Read More >>Mets Close with K-Rod
By Joe McDonald at 9 December, 2008, 12:23 pm
LAS VEGAS – After meeting with closers Brian Fuentes and Trevor Hoffman yesterday, the Mets seem to be close with free agent reliever Francisco Rodriguez.
After offering the bidding Sunday night with a 2-year deal for around $24 million, the club has upped the offer guartanteeing the third year to make it a $36 million contract.
With [...]
Notes: Jerry Manuel Has Arrived
By Joe McDonald at 9 December, 2008, 12:11 pm
LAS VEGAS – Mets manager Jerry Manuel arrived at the Bellagio late last night [around 11:30 p.m.] in advance of his conference with the media at 4:00 p.m. today.
- The Yankees will reportedly offer Ben Sheets a two-year offer today.
- The Mets will meet with free agent reliever Chad Cordero today. They met with closers [...]
PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL TONIGHT AT 10PM
By Steve Keane at 9 December, 2008, 11:33 am
On last night’s installment of Pro Baseball Central Joe McDonald and I disscused the Francisco Rodriguez story plus the rumor of Brian Schneider to the Red Sox deal. We also disscued CC Sabathia and the how the problems of the Highlanders run deeper than starting pitching and a center fielder, plus we spoke about Joe Gordon’s election to [...]
Read More >>K-Rod On Deck
By Joe McDonald at 8 December, 2008, 3:58 pm
LAS VEGAS – According to reports, the Mets have offered K-Rod a three year deal. Although we have gotten no word yet.
Omar Minaya will be speaking with the media in a few hours. If there’s an announcement, it will probably happen then.
Other than that, I arrived at the Bellagio a few hours ago and will [...]
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