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Sanchez will be part of the new Mets bullpen.
The Mets re-signed Duaner Sanchez to a one-year, $1,687,500 contract, avoiding arbitration.
Sanchez will be part of the revamped bullpen with Frankie Rodriguez and J.J. Putz. Although he struggled last season, Omar Minaya expressed hope at the Winter Meetings, Sanchez will come back to his 2006 form.
The fill story is online over at the new NYSD.
Posted under Hot Stove, New York Mets, Nysd
This post was written by Joe McDonald on January 19, 2009
Maybe the Mets Newest Pitcher (dbking/wikipedia)
Our friend Matt Cerrone of Metsblog reports from various places the Mets are close to signing RHP Tim Redding to a one-year deal worth about $2.5 million.
To me it’s an interesting signing, because Redding would be the No. 5 pitcher on the club. If the club comes in and signs Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez, then it’s an pretty good rotation.
It also takes pressure off the young kids like Jon Niese or Bobby Parnell who can go to Buffalo in the beginning of the season and get called up later on in case of injury.
Posted under Hot Stove
This post was written by Joe McDonald on January 9, 2009
It’s starting to look like the Mets are going to go after Derek Lowe to fill their starting pitching needs.
Of course, he’s the best pitcher on the market, but is he worth it? Think about it. Lowe will be 36 in June and if the Mets have to give him a four-year, $60 million contract, the team will be paying him $15 million to pitch when he’s 40. To me, that’s not a good investment.
Sure Lowe will give you over 200 innings a year and will throw to a low-3 ERA, but for how long. Just looking at the recent history of four-year contracts the Mets gave out to pitchers in their mid to late 30s, you can see how the team has gotten burned.
Tom Glavine never regained the Hall of Fame form he had in Atlanta and while he had some good seasons, they were dominate. Pedro Martinez’s arm went out during his second season of a four year contract and Billy Wagner will get paid around $10 million in 2009 to rehab his arm.
This is not to say Lowe will be like those players, but he’s hardly a Hall of Famer, and if history shows us one thing, it’s that older pitchers break down much, much easier.
Personally, I would like to see the Mets re-sign Ollie Perez, who is 27 and has shown no signs of breaking down. A four year contract will put him at 32 when a four year deal ends, since his birthday is in August.
The Mets are better off paying a guy for what he will do, not what he did for other teams.
Posted under Commentary, Free Agency, Hot Stove
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 24, 2008
Mets Get
J.J. Putz, Jeremy Reed, and Sean Green from the Mariners
Mariners Get
Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez, Jason Vargas, Maikel Cleto, Ezequiel Carerra and Mike Carp from the Mets and Franklin Gutierrez to the Indians.
Indians Get
Joe Smith [Mets] and Luis Valbuena [Mariners]
All in all the Mets give up seven – although none of consequence and get back three.
A good trade.
Posted under Hot Stove, Trade, Winter Meetings
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 10, 2008
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 Mariners would receive reliever Aaron Heilman, outfielder Endy Chavez and first baseman Mike Carp from the Mets. They’d also get Franklin Gutierrez from the Indians and minor leaguers. The Indians would get reliever Joe Smith from the Mets and infielder Luis Valbuena from Seattle.
All in all a good deal for the Mets, because they lose no one of consequence and get back equal value.
Posted under Hot Stove, Trade, Winter Meetings
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 10, 2008
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 Heilman, Joe Smith and Mike Carp and there could be a third team [Cleveland] involved as well.
If consummated, this would be a great deal for the Mets as Putz only makes $5.5 million next season, which is perfect for an eighth inning guy. He also has a team option in 2010 for $9.1 million [or a $1 million buyout]. Also the Amazins will get a setup man with closer experience which is something they are looking for, since they got burned last season when Bill Wagner went down with an injury.
Last season Putz went 6-5 with a 3.88 ERA and 15 saves in 47 games for the Mariners. But in 2007, he had a banner year with a 6-1 record, a 1.38 ERA and 40 saves in 68 games.
Posted under Hot Stove, Trade, Winter Meetings
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 10, 2008
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, the Mets need at least one starter.With both Pedro Martinez and Oliver Perez free agents, there are obvious holes in the Mets rotation. As of right now, the team seems content to allowing Jon Niese a spot, one that Jerry Manuel said may be bestowed upon him based on his September, rather than earned in Spring Training.
Posted under Commentary, Free Agency, Hot Stove, Nysd, Winter Meetings
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 10, 2008
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 to the K-Rod camp on the very same day the Mets were planning to meet with Brian Fuentes knowing that would make the guy they wanted all along just a little bit antsy. They also knew that they would eventually have to add a 3rd year to the deal but they did so at precisely the right time.”
Posted under Commentary, Free Agency, Hot Stove
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 10, 2008
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 Jerry Manuel during his media session. “I was impressed with the energy he had when he came out and with that energy came confidence.”With Rodriguez, the Mets are signing one of the top closers in the game, who went 2-3 last year with a 2.24 ERA and a Major League record 62 saves for the Los Angeles Angels. Over his six year career, the righthander went 23-17 with a 2.35 ERA and 208 saves.
Posted under Free Agency, Hot Stove, Nysd
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 9, 2008
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 Brian Fuentes and Trevor Hoffman yesterday. They will probably want Cordero in a set-up role.
- The Red Sox seem to be interested in Brian Schneider.
- Adam Rubin reports in the Daily News, Fuentes could also recieve a two-year deal.
- There seems to be a lot of clubs asking the Mets about Aaron Heilman.
Posted under Free Agency, Hot Stove
This post was written by Joe McDonald on December 9, 2008
