I know baseball is a business and money talks but are the Mets really good enough to schmooze things over with Yorvit Torrealba. Just early this month when discussing his pending grievance the catcher made it sound personal, that he felt he had a deal in place and that he was up set over Minaya speaking to his family raising their expectations only to pull the rug out from under them. Torrealba filed a grievance against the Mets last year, one he said is still pending. The one bad taste he has left from the failed negotiations is from general manager Omar Minaya. He said the GM spoke with his wife and young son about coming to New York, raising their expectations before backing out of the deal. source NY Post After the 2007 the catcher believed he had a three year deal in place with the Mets only to have them back out at the last minute, rumors are that the org. became concerned over medical reports about the catchers shoulder. After re-signing with the Rockies his shoulder has held...
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