Found April 23, 2009 on FullCountPitch.com:
By Gary Armida The New York Mets entered the season with high hopes as they addressed their most severe deficiency of a year ago by adding JJ Putz and Francisco Rodriguez to the back of the bullpen. But, suddenly, the additions stopped as GM Omar Minaya and the ownership simply re-signed Oliver Perez and added Livan [...]
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