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As we posted two days ago based on a tip that the Mets would sign a pitcher this week, the Mets did just that, signing Freddy Garcia to an incentive laden deal. Freddy Garcia agreed to a minor... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

John Maine earned $450,000 last season in a season that was plagued with a shoulder injury, two trips to the disabled list, and surgery to remove a bone spur that finally ended his season. He went 10-8 with a 4.18 ERA in 25 starts for the Mets last year, after winning 15 games the year before and posting a 3.91 ERA. His strikeout to walk ratio was significantly worse as he seemingly...

The Mets are now negotiating with Ben Sheets. I assume that after they looked over his medical records which they got a hold of last week, they decided Sheets was a good risk. Last night on MLB Network, we learned that Sheets and the Mets were far apart. According to Tom Verducci from SI.com, The Mets want to give Sheets a small guaranteed base salary and load the deal with tons...

According to Jon Heyman the Mets and Ryan Church have agreed to a $2.8 million deal that will avoid an arbitration hearing. There are four Mets still set to go to arbitration. They are starting pitcher John Maine, reliever Pedro Feliciano and outfielders Jeremy Reed & Angel Pagan.

Earlier today, the Mets today officially announced the signing of infielder Alex Cora to a $2 million dollar, one-year contract. Cora gives the Mets a solid backup shortstop and second baseman whoc could even step in and start should Luis Castillo falter. Omar Minaya was all smiles as he made the announcement and said, "You win championships with a 25-man roster. Alex Cora has...

Omar Minaya wants the Mets to have more starting pitching depth than they had last year. And if Minaya wants depth, he should re-sign Pedro Martinez and see if he can get over his first inning blues and recapture some of his past glory.

I like the Freddy Garcia signing, Garcia is a veteran starter with a history of winning. Even if you think he's washed up, signing him to a minor league deal is a no risk/ high reward situation.In 2007 Garcia struggled through 11 starts with the Phillies before admitting to a shoulder injury. ...

The Phillies are the defending champs and until the Mets prove otherwise, the Phillies are still the team to beat. That said, it's a new year and the slates are wiped clean. I am going to do a four part series that takes a look at at the lineup, rotation, bullpen and bench, of the Mets and their current division nemesis, the Phillies. Here are the projected lineups based on information...

The Daily News’s Adam Rubin is reporting that the Mets have signed free agent pitcher, Freddy Garcia.The deal is a one year minor league contract. The full contractual terms of the deal are not yet known, however Rubin reports that if Garcia fulfills all the incentives on the contract he could make $9 million.The Mets are hoping that the oft-injured Garcia can replicate some of...

Inside the Dodgers is reporting that they believe the Dodgers are focused on LHP Randy Wolf. Despite his numbers being strikingly similar to Oliver Perez's I'm not that concerned with Wolf signing. But what I'm concerned with is the starting market diminishing to the extent that the Mets no ...

In the same day that saw Kenshin Kawakami announce his signing with the Braves, Derek Lowe agreed to terms with us and will ink the contract pending his phyiscal on The deal is a 4 year $60 mill free agent signing that saw the Mets among teams losing out on acquiring his So ...

Earlier in the month Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yanks were no longer interested in Garcia, apparently that's changed...From Ken Rosenthal (hat tip to Zell's Pinstripe Blog):The Mets and Yankees have emerged as the leading contenders for free-agent right-hander Freddy Garcia, according to a ...

Flushing9.com is getting ready to launch our new blogging tool for Mets fans interested in joining the network. Flushing9.com is looking for bloggers to cover the following areas: Mets minor league system, Bloggers on bloggers (what's being said by other bloggers about the team), Mets Fantasy ...

It seems like these decisions should already be made somewhere, isn't there a war room with a grease board on it with a list of starters and what their willing to spend on each starter. According to Jon Heyman the Mets are once again split, just as there were two sides regarding Lowe and Ollie ...

For all of the hand wringing that's gone on since the Mets second consecutive disappointing finish, Mets fans can take heart. One, the Mets signed not one, but two of the premier closers in the game... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans