bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 16 days ago
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The Mets do not plan to exercise their $9.1 million option on J.J. Putz and will pay him a $1 million buyout.
nypost.com - 17 days ago
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nypost.com —
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 ...
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Mets to decline Putz's option
blessyouboys.com - 13 days ago
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blessyouboys.com —
by Gene J. Puskar - AP Would J.J.
Putz be happier (and healthier) playing for his hometown
Detroit Tigers than he was with the New York Mets? View full size ...
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The Quest For Relief Revisits J.J. Putz
metsmerizedonline.com - 20 days ago
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metsmerizedonline.com —
As I had mentioned in my previous post,
it has been nearly a year since the Mets
acquired J.J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a bevy of players. When they acquired the hard throwing righty, the Mets envisioned having a proven closer that could fill in the closer’s ...
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Breaking Down The Mets Bullpen: J.J. Putz
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J.J. Putz Likely to Depart New York
FanHouse —
... Less than one year later, it appears Putz and the Mets will go their separate ways. According to Ben Shpigel of the New York Times, the Mets will decline Putz's $9.1 million player option for 2010 and instead buy his contract out for a cool million -- making him a free agent. ...
Could J.J. Putz be an option for the Braves?
Sports Page Atlanta —
... There's no official rumor on this, I just wanted to throw it out there and let it marinate, and I've seen it brought up here and there in some comments. J.J. Putz could be a good fit at closer for the Atlanta Braves, as he and the Mets are likely to part ways, but are we ready to take a chance on another injury-plagued reliever?
He had surgery to remove bone spurs on his throwing elbow last year, but then during his rehab he re-injured that same area that was described as "fraying and a slightly torn ulnar ...
Could J.J. Putz be an option for the Braves?
Talking Chop —
... There's no official rumor on this, I just wanted to throw it out there and let it marinate, and I've seen it brought up here and there in some comments. J.J. Putz could be a good fit at closer for the Atlanta Braves, as he and the Mets are likely to part ways, but are we ready to take a chance on another injury-plagued reliever?
He had surgery to remove bone spurs on his throwing elbow last year, but then during his rehab he re-injured that same area that was described as "fraying and a slightly torn ulnar collateral ...
J.J. Putz Likely to Depart New York
FanHouse —
... Less than one year later, it appears Putz and the Mets will go their separate ways. According to Ben Shpigel of the New York Times, the Mets will decline Putz's $9.1 million player option for 2010 and instead buy his contract out for a cool million -- making him a free agent. ...
J.J. Putz Likely to Depart New York
FanHouse —
... Less than one year later, it appears Putz and the Mets will go their separate ways. According to Ben Shpigel of the New York Times, the Mets will decline Putz's $9.1 million player option for 2010 and instead buy his contract out for a cool million -- making him a free agent. ...
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Agent: Mets likely to opt out on Putz
nypost.com 16 days ago — 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...
Mets decline option on J.J. Putz
metscitiblog.com 17 days ago — 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 ...
J.J. Putz could stay...
metsfever.blogspot.com 17 days ago — 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 ...
Mets Tell Putz They Will Not Pick Up His 2010 Option
mlbtraderumors.com 17 days ago — 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. ...
2009 Analysis: J.J. Putz
metstoday.com 10/18/2009 — When the Mets signed Francisco Rodriguez to be their 2009 closer, it was a move that had to be made to get their bullpen back to where it was before Billy Wagner blew out his elbow. But when they traded for J.J. Putz, it signified the Mets were ...
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mlbtraderumors.com 14 days ago — 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 ...
Mets Should Consider Signing Putz For 2010
metsmerizedonline.com 12 days ago — Last week the World Series finally ended, our nightmare season is finally over and the Hot Stove season has started. There have been trades already, options picked up or bought out and players have filed for free agency. Trade rumors are already out there, most of them so far unfounded this ...
Mets decline option on Putz
nydailynews.com 16 days ago — 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 officially decline option on Putz
mlb.mlb.com 14 days ago — By Marty Noble / MLB.com 11/06/09 7:44 PM EST NEW YORK -- The Mets' offseason to-do list has one more entry and their roster has one less. The club made official the expected move that eliminates J.J. Putz. It declined to exercise its option on Putz's ...
Mejia named top prospect —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 16 days ago
Baseball America's top-10 prospect rankings for the Mets farm system have been released, and 20-year-old Jenrry Mejia tops the list, which you can check out here . Rounding out the list is the youngest prospect to appear, pitcher Juan Urbina , ...