mlbtraderumors.com - 21 days ago
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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.
nypost.com - 20 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 - 17 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
nypost.com - 20 days ago
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nypost.com —
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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Agent: Mets likely to opt out on Putz
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Mets decline option on J.J. Putz
MetsCitiBlog —
... 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 the Mets season. I am sure Putz will look to go somewhere as a closer again, although he may need to prove he is healthy first. ...
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Talking Chicago Baseball - A Cubs and White Sox MLB blog —
... JJ Putz of the Mets was given free agency yesterday. He was injured most of 2009 and might be a solid buy low candidate for the Cubs bullpen. He would make a nice set-up guy for Marmol if he got healthy. ...
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metsfever.blogspot.com 20 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 ...
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fangraphs.com 20 days ago — 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 ...
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metsmerizedonline.com 10/19/2009 — The recent debate of whether or not the Mets should pick up the $8.6 million dollar option on J.J. Putz shouldn’t even be a debate at all.
With all the problems the Mets have right now, why would they even consider paying almost nine million bucks to a setup man who hasn’t ...
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mlbtraderumors.com 18 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 ...
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