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In a deal that took only a few hours, at least that we know, the Mets have laded their set up man for 2008.The Mets have traded a handful of players, landing J.J. Putz for the 8th inning in front of Francisco Rodriguez.The three team deal breaks down a...

Dan Graziano of the Star-Ledger is reporting that the Mets and Red Sox are currently negotiating a trade that will send catcher Brian Schneider to Boston. He writes, A person familiar with the discussions, who declined to be identified because he's not authorized to speak publicly about them, confirmed that the Red Sox and the Mets were discussing a deal that would send catcher...

Mets sign Francisco Rodriguez for five years, $75MM three years, $37MM with a $14MM vesting option for 2012.Analysis: Law (now in Spanish!), Cameron, Watson.The 2012 option sounds like it basically vests as long as he doesn't get hurt. I wonder what projection for that season looks like if you assume good health over the next three years, although I'm sure it's a line...

Orgasmic Celebrations, Coming to Shea Soon! First off, business travel blows. Just thought I'd get that out of the way. In other news, my Mets apparently went out and signed the best closer on the market to a three-year deal. I should be exuberant. Instead, I am completely...whatever. The pain of the last two seasons' nose dives still cuts deep and my Met fan cynicism, a trademark...

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports wrote the following in his Winter Meetings update this morning. Right-hander Jon Garland, who declined arbitration from the Angels, is on the Mets' radar. The Mets are unlikely to pay top dollar for a starter after investing in a closer, and Garland would fit the back of their rotation. Johan Santana, John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Jon Niese are the...

Holy crap it's been a little while since I've posted, hasn't it?Well, when you're spending eight hours a day in the library researching medieval Nottingham...yeah, yeah...anyway...According to multiple sources--Peter Abraham, ESPN.Com, SI.com and the NY Post, C.C. Sabathia is all but set to sign ...

According to Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog, The Mets have signed closer, Francisco Rodriguez to a three year deal worth 37 million dollars. Cerrone also reports that there maybe an option for a fourth year provided K-Rod makes a certain number of relief appearances.The deal is contingent on Rodriguez passing a physical.Rodriguez made headlines last year as he shattered the MLB closer...

As if one All Star closer wasn't good enough, the Mets are apparently working on a deal for J.J. Putz.Ken Rosenthal reports:The Mets are working to acquire a setup man for new closer Francisco Rodriguez a?" and that setup man would be another closer fr...

This morning, the Yankees bitch slapped the Mets by throwing out an insane figure to reel in the whale. CC Sabathia, perhaps last years most dominant pitcher, has agreed to a 7 year, $161 million dollar contract with New York (A), one day after New York (B) signed K-Rod, the most dominant closer last year in baseball, to a 3 year, $37 million dollar deal to help out the hapless bullpen...

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Mets are interested in RHP Jon Garland. I made my case for Garland in this post, Garland would be a solid innings eater that the Mets desperately need at the bottom of the rotation....Right-hander Jon Garland, who declined arbitration from the Angels, is on ...

It seems almost like a slap in the face, but the Mets intend to lower their payroll in 2009. The New York Times writes, As of Tuesday, even the idea of signing Raul IbaA?ez sounded like a longshot as word coming out of the Met camp is that the Wilpons are determined not to raise their payroll from last season, and ideally would even like to lower it from last year's $143 million...

The Chicago Tribune reports that Kerry Wood agrees to an offer from the Cleveland Indians. With two teams to pick from in the American League Central, Kerry Wood appears to have rejected overtures from Detroit to take a deal with Cleveland. Wood's decision to sign with the Indians followed closely Francisco Rodriguez's agreement with the New York Mets. Rodriguez'...

Last night Jim Baumbach of Newsday joined us on our Day 1 Winter Meetings recap show. Jim gave his thoughts on the Hall of Fame, and why he believes the vote should not be in the hands of sports writers. He also told some interesting stories "from the lobby" about one of his most interesting [...]

As you may or may not have heard on NYBD Radio this evening, while I was on air I received a text from a league source letting me know that the Mets spoke to the Diamondbacks about 6a??11 right hander Jon Rauch. I later found out Jon Heyman over at SI.com did mention something about [...]

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