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The Links: Farewell to Marcus Thames and analyzing the Lions' special teams

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:00:26 +0000

Your morning look at what's going on around the Internets.

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Twitter Poll: Do you regret buying a certain player’s jersey?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:46:00 +0000

When the Mets traded for J.J. Putz last off-season, a lot of people hurried out to the store to purchase a new shirt for No. 22. Not even a full year later, it’s likely that Putz is done as a member of the Mets. So I asked my Twitter followers if they regret buying a certain player’s ...

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Discussion: J.J. Putz

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:00:24 +0000

We learned this week that, as expected, the New York Mets declined J.J. Putz 's pricey 2010 option . Now that the righty has filed for free agency, tonight's discussion topic focuses on where he might land. Putz last signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners, following a strong 2006 campaign ...

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Putz and the Tigers, revisited

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:21:03 +0000

Jason Beck / MLB.com While Fernando Rodney filed for free agency and Brandon Lyon weighs his options on the open market, the Tigers might well be gaining another option at closer once the Mets make their expected decision to decline the 2010 option on J.J. Putz. A year ago, the Tigers were ...

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Will reliever J.J. Putz become an option for Detroit Tigers?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:00:24 +0000

DETROIT -- Former All-Star relief pitcher J.J. Putz will become a possibility for the Detroit Tigers if the New York Mets opt against picking up his $8.6 million salary for next season. Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski had extensive trade...

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J.J. Putz, Carl Pavano Enter Free Agency

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:38:24 +0000

On the third day of MLB free agency filings, two more players have joined the ranks. J.J. Putz , who the Mets declined their club option on Friday night, and the Twins Carl Pavano were officially added to the ranks today, it was announced by the MLBPA. The two elected free agency pursuant ...

Maury posted 26 hours ago from bizofbaseball.com

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NYPost_Mets: The Mets have told J.J. Putz that they don't intend to pick up his 2010 option and will buy him out instead for $1 million.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:47:46 +0000

NYPost_Mets: The Mets have told J.J. Putz that they don't intend to pick up his 2010 option and will buy him out instead for $1 million.

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 3 days ago on twitter.com

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Mets decline J.J. Putz's option, pick up Mike Pelfrey's option for 2010

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:21:00 +0000

Putz eligible to become a free agent; Pelfrey returns for $500,000

24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life ... found this 2 days ago on nj.com

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Mets To Let J.J. Putz Go

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +0000

"The New York Mets are prepared to part ways with reliever J.J. Putz. Ben Shpigel of the New York Times reports that the Mets do not plan to exercise their $9.1 million option on Putz and will pay him a $1 million buyout. While Putz will be free to sign with any team, Shpigel writes "it would ...

dueling couches posted 2 days ago from duelingcouches.blogspot.com

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Putz Out In New York

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:39:05 +0000

The J.J. Putz era in New York ended yesterday, as the Mets bought out the final year of Putz’s contract. With the last year at 8.6 million dollars and the closer position locked up by Francisco Rodriguez , it is a no-brainer for the Mets to pay the 1 million dollar buyout and avoid ...

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Putzing Around

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:43:33 +0000

FanGraphs looks at the very short J.J. Putz era in Queens . From the Mets’ standpoint, they sunk 6 million dollars and 7 players into acquiring Putz, Jeremy Reed, and Sean Green. The trade has produced 0.1 WAR from Putz, -0.7 WAR Reed, and -.1 WAR from Green. Unless Reed and Green somehow ...

StatsGuru posted 2 days ago from baseballmusings.com

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Agent: Mets likely to opt out on Putz

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:11:11 +0000

The Mets have told reliever J.J. Putz that they are likely to decline his $8.6 million option for 2010 and buy him out for $1 million instead, his agent said yesterday. The club cited health concerns in making the long-expected move, pointing to e...

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Mets Tell Putz They Will Not Pick Up His 2010 Option

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:47:43 +0000

According to Bart Hubbuch of The NY Post , the Mets have informed reliever J.J. Putz that they will not pick up his $9.1MM option for 2010, instead paying him a $1MM buyout. Hubbuch says the club cited health concerns when breaking the news to Putz.

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Mets decline option on Putz

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:51:00 +0000

The Mets officially declined J.J. Putz's $9.1 million option Friday, officially making him a free agent. The Mets also exercised a $500,000 option for Mike Pelfrey for 2010. Pelfrey will then have three arbitration years after that.

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Mets and Putz Will Probably Part Ways

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:35:39 +0000

The Mets do not plan to exercise their $9.1 million option on J.J. Putz and will pay him a $1 million buyout.

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J.J. Putz could stay...

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:16:00 +0000

It's being reported that the Mets have in fact declined J.J. Putz's option, essentially buying out the reliever for 1M. I would love to keep him and actually see that 1-2 punch of Putz to K-Rod in action, but at over 9M it isn't smart business. Surprisingly Putz maybe willing to return on a ...

edfever posted 3 days ago from metsfever.blogspot.com

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Mets decline option on J.J. Putz

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:47:43 +0000

According to MLBTradeRumors , the Mets have informed J.J. Putz that they will buy out his option rather than picking it up. This was really a no-brainer as the option was for over $9 million. Putz was injured a lot last year and was never really a factor, positive one anyway, in ...

bdepersis posted 3 days ago from metscitiblog.com

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Mets Decline Putz Option, Add Bowman To 40 Man Roster

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:44:43 +0000

According to Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post in a post to his Twitter account, the Mets have told reliever J.J. Putz that they will decline his option and instead buy him out for $1 million dollars. Not really a big surprise considering the Mets would have had to pay him over $9 million ...

joed86 posted 3 days ago from metsmerizedonline.com

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Mets to decline Putz's option

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:29:42 +0000

The Mets have told reliever J.J. Putz that they plan to decline his $8.6 million option for 2010 and buy him out for $1 million instead. The club cited health concerns in making the long-expected move, pointing to elbow surgery and forearm problems that caused the former All-Star closer to ...

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th the Angels.Mets Hot Stove: Abreu and Putz

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:54:24 +0000

Bobby Abreu has resigned with the Angels. Abreu will be paid $9MM in 2010 and 2011, plus a $1MM buyout of a $9MM option for 2012 that could vest based on plate appearances. The Mets will not pick up J.J. Putz’s option. The Mets have told J.J. Putz that they don’t intend to ...

realdirtymets posted 3 days ago from nleastchatter.com

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