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My Mets 2011-2012 Offseason Wishlist

Found October 16, 2011 on GlobalNYM.Blogspot.com:
PLAYERS: Jose Reyes,  Carl Crawford,  Johan Santana,  CC Sabathia,  Michael Pelfrey,  Chris Capuano,  Scott Kazmir,  Adam Wainwright,  Bobby Parnell,  Matt Capps,  Jonathan Broxton,  Ruben Tejada
TEAMS: New York Mets,  Boston Red Sox,  New York Yankees,  Los Angeles Angels,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Minnesota Twins,  Los Angeles Dodgers

After another disappointing season for the New York Mets, it is time to continue the rebuilding process in an effort to get better. In order to do so, I believe that the Mets must make these moves during the offseason. Priority #1: Re-sign Jose Reyes Coming off a season in which he had the best year of his career (.337 average, .384 on base %, .493 slugging) including the first batting title ever for the Mets, this task will prove difficult but the injury risk will likely scare some teams away from signing him to what has been deemed "Carl Crawford money". I personally believe that there are really only three teams that will truly be in the Reyes hunt. Those teams will be the Mets, Milwaukee, and to a lesser extent the Angels. I think an offer of 5 years 85 million (averages to about 17 per year) is the max contract that should be offered to him. Anything over that I am willing to part ways.Priority #2: Improve starting rotationOur starting rotation should be improved with...
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