nypost.com - 18 days ago
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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 ...
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 17 days ago
mlbtraderumors.com - 18 days ago
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mlbtraderumors.com —
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 Tell Putz They Will Not Pick Up His 2010 Option
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Craig Landis, agent for J.J. Putz, said that his client "hasn't ruled out returning to the Mets with a cheaper, incentive-laden deal," according to Bart Hubbuch of The NY Post. Earlier today we learned that the Mets ...
J.J. Putz could stay...
Mets Fever —
... Putz's agent, Craig Landis , said Putz understood the likely decision and hasn't ruled out returning to the Mets with a cheaper, incentive-laden deal once free agency begins Nov. 20. source NY Post ...
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Mets decline JJ's option
$1m buyout instead of an $8.6m option. This'll be an interesting name to watch; JJ would make a great buy-low candidate for a bad team looking to cash him in at the deadline, but on the other hand, it was the Red Sox who wound up with ...
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