So the first candidate was Sean Green who made the cut because of his low cost, possible trade value and minimum risk potential, next up is Tim Redding.Redding is a 31 y/o right handed starting pitcher who could best be labeled a journeyman at best or a AAAA pitcher at worst. The Mets signed him to a one year 2.25MM deal, Redding was available because the Nationals chose not to offer him arbitration. While the Nats weren't willing to pay him what he'd recieve in arbitration there were several teams interested in his services.The Mets won the bid for his services because they were a contender, he wanted to return home and the Mets were willing to give him a major league contract. At the time, it made sense between his numbers against the NL east and the roster we had around him, it seemed like a no risk signing especially with other fifth starter candidates Freddy Garcia and Livan Hernandez on board. As we all remember Redding was one of the first to hit the disabled list and...
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