Joe Nathan will become a free agent this off-season after the Twins declined to pick-up his 12.5 M option. The all-time Twins save leader and four time All-Star successfully returned from T.J. surgery this season in which he posted a 4.84 ERA and 14 saves in 48 appearances. Between 2004-2009 Nathan averaged 68 appearances a season with 40 saves and a 2.16 ERA. In his return not only did his ERA balloon to 4.84 but at one point he relinquished the closers role and landed on the DL. Nathan is a local product, he graduated Pine Bush H.S. and then went on to SUNY Stony Brook. He said he wants to sign somewhere to be the closer and that at 37 y/o wants to go to a team where he has the opportunity to win now. While the Mets need a closer they don't appear to be the win now type team, however; Nathan said he'd consider the Mets and that they were a team he followed when he was young..."We're definitely not counting any teams out. But obviously, the Mets are going to ...
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October 31, 2011
