Solidifying the pen...Cordero

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...

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...

The Anaheim Angels would love to have free agent Mark Teixeira back as their first baseman. The Angels traded for Tex at the 2008 deadline, shipping 1B Casey Kotchman and a minor leaguer to Atlanta. Players like Tex don't come around too often - a switch hitting power threat, who can also put up good [...]

The Mets solved their closer issues and the eighth inning as well. They got K-Rod for a very reasonable $37 million (less than Wagner's deal 4 years ago) and traded a couple scrubs for J.J. Putz. Also, in the Putz...

As much as it pains me to say this, Luis Ayala will not be the Mets closer in 2009. Tear, tear.Anyone upset? Anyone at all? (Crickets chirping) Ok well....THE METS GOT K-ROD!!!!!! (it looks very very good right now)According to ESPN.com, the Mets and K-Rod are closing in on a 3 year/$37 million ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Washington Nationals have made an eight-year, $160 million contract to Angels first baseman Mark Teixeira, LOL!!!! “Yeah, we totally offered a $160 million contract to Mark Teixeira, LOL, LMAO,” wrote Jim Bowden, GM of the Nationals, in an email to SSNN. “A HA HA HA HA $160 million LOL! We were thinking [...]

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'...

We are trying something new this evening as Joe Demayo will host our first live chat starting at 7pm. It will last an hour and all our readers and listeners are welcome to participate. Topics include- Rule 5 Draft- Yankees acquisition of Mike Cameron and CC Sabathia- The starting pitching market ...

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 [...]