Carlos To the Third Power?
| Mets Fever found this 7/20/2008 on gothambaseballmagazine.com [flag] |
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Mets have eyes on Carlos Lee........
Published 7/20/2008 by Ed Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Fever
... Well, fear not, Mets fans, because TRM hears that there's at least one All-Star caliber player the Mets have their eyes on, and that's Carlos Lee. Lee is in the second year of a six-year, $100 million contract, and while he is one of the more popular Astros (they call him "El Caballo"), the organization's farm system is even more dreadful than the Mets'. source Gotham Baseball magazine- The Rumor Mill ...
Blockbuster Coming?
Published 7/21/2008 by joe at Mets Today
... Before you poo-poo Gotham Baseball’s latest rumor, consider this: Lee is 32 years old and signed through 2012, for a total of $74M after this season. Houston owner Drayton McLane has to be re-thinking that contract, and with the Astros 12 games behind and nowhere near the talent level of the Brewers and Cubs, he might be thinking of trading away Lee while his stock is high. ...

