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Mets get reliever Putz in 3-team, 12-player deal

— sports.espn.go.com — The Mets have acquired J.J. Putz in a three-team, 12-player trade on Wednesday.... (more) Mets get reliever Putz in 3-team, 12-player deal

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J.J. Putz

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Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News

— mlb.mlb.com — LAS VEGAS -- The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a deal to send right-handed closer J.J. Putz... to the New York Mets on Wednesday night as part of a three-team, nine-player trade. The blockbuster deal, which is the first for Mariners general manager ... (more) Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News

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Seattle Mariners

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J.J. Putz

Aaron Heilman

Endy Chavez

Franklin Gutierrez

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Three-team blockbuster nets Mets Putz | MLB.com: News

— mlb.mlb.com — LAS VEGAS -- Omar Minaya described the three-team, 12-player behemoth best. In discussing the Sultan of Swap... that took place among his Mets and the Mariners and Indians, Minaya proudly proclaimed, "The best thing you can say about this trade is it's ... (more) Three-team blockbuster nets Mets Putz | MLB.com: News

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J.J. Putz

Omar Minaya

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Odds and Ends: Rule 5, Beltre, Schmidt, Bako
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Stray links I've collected over the past few days... John Manuel and Jonathan Mayo get us ready for the Rule 5 draft. LEN3 suggests the Twins might be part of Adrian Beltre's limited no-trade clause. K-Rod signing analysis from Dave Cameron, Jesse Spector, and Keith ...

Read: Law’s Scouting Report on J.J. Putz
MetsBlog.com — In a critique of the trade on ESPN.com, Keith Law writes: “If the Mets get the healthy J.J. Putz - he missed time with rib and elbow injuries in 2008 - they might actually have acquired the best closer of their offseason, one even better than their new closer Francisco Rodriguez.” According to Law, Putz pitches at 92-95 mph; his fastball has good life, but it plays up because he pairs it with a plus splitter with a hard, late bottom; he pounds the strike zone - he walked fewer batters in 2006 and 2007 combined than K-Rod has thrown in ...

Review: Last Night’s Trade for J.J. Putz
MetsBlog.com — In a critique of the trade on ESPN.com, Keith Law writes: “If the Mets get the healthy J.J. Putz - he missed time with rib and elbow injuries in 2008 - they might actually have acquired the best closer of their offseason, one even better than their new closer Francisco Rodriguez.” According to Law, Putz pitches at 92-95 mph; his fastball has good life, but it plays up because he pairs it with a plus splitter with a hard, late bottom; he pounds the strike zone - he walked fewer batters in 2006 and 2007 combined than K-Rod has thrown in ...

Picking apart the Putz deal
The Hardball Times — Naturally, there's been a lot written about the Seattle/Cleveland/Mets deal, and I can't do better than Keith Law's overview. The bottom line for Mets' fans is that they acquired a great 'nother closer in Putz (if healthy, he's better than K-Rod) and it may be that the key player they traded away was minor league pitcher Maikel Cleto. ...

What Trading For J.J. Putz Means For The Mets
Amazin' Avenue — ... as he missed time in 2008 with rib cage inflammation and a hyper-extended pitching elbow. His post-injury numbers were very good, though he was plagued by some control problems that were entirely absent during his dominant seasons in 2006 and 2007. We can chalk some of it up to a bit of rust, and even if he has lost some of his command he will still be a great pitcher, if not the utterly sublime reliever he once was. Want some outside perspective on the deal? Keith Law likes the trade for the Mets. Ditto Dan Szymborski. Matthew Carruth at FanGraphs ...

MLB Weekly: New York Yankees Sign C.C. Sabathia & A.J. Burnett, Raul Ibanez, K-Rod, & More
Hip 2 Da Game — New York Yankees: The Yankees are moving full speed ahead this offseason being very aggressive after missing the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. They signed pitcher C.C. Sabathia to a 7 year, $161 million contract ...

BASEBALL: Sometimes You Feel Like A Putz
Baseball Crank — ... Keith Law has an overview here of the Putz deal. Putz has great stuff and still had an excellent K rate last season, but really - as we've said so often with the Mets the past few years - it's all about his health. In pure baseball terms, the Mets did give up a lot to get Putz, but a good deal of that was guys like Heilman and Smith who probably needed to be evacuated from Queens. Endy Chavez will be missed for sentimental reasons but is the most replaceable type of outfielder and was barely playing by season's end. The Mets need better bats in the corners, anyway. ...

Mets decline option on Putz
Circling The Bases — Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for putz.jpg As expected, the Mets have declined their $8.6 million option on J.J. Putz for 2010 by exercising a $1 million buyout . Putz posted a 5.22 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in just 29 games before undergoing right elbow surgery in June. He was shut down for good after suffering a strained right forearm during a rehab assignment in August. Omar Minaya made upgrading the bullpen his top priority last winter, first inking Francisco Rodriguez to a three-year, $37 million contract in December, then swiftly dealing for Putz, Sean Green and Jeremy Reed. Minaya was lauded at the time , but Putz looked like damaged ...