News: Jorge Sosa Re-signs
MetsBlog.com —
According to MLB.com’s Marty Noble, the Mets and RHP Jorge Sosa settled their salary arbitration case Saturday with a $2 million contract.
Sosa, 30, had sought $2.75 million, while the Mets had offered $1.7 million.
Sosa was 9-8 with a 4.47 ERA in 112 2/3 innings pitched last season.
Mets Re-Sign RP Jorge Sosa
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According to Marty Noble of mlb.com, the New York Mets have avoided arbitration and have re-signed relief pitcher Jorge Sosa for one year. The deal is worth a reported $2 million.
Sosa logged 112 2/3 innings for the Mets in 2007. He made 14 starts, and appeared in 46 games overall. He ended up with a 9-8 record and a 4.47 ERA. The Mets leaned heavily on Sosa down the stretch last year, perhaps too heavily, all due to the ineffectiveness of their starters to go deep into games in September. The lack-luster pitching of players like Guillermo Mota lead to an increased role for Sosa, as well. He will be a swing-man for the 2008 Mets, and perhaps even the long man ...
Omar Back to Work: Reaches Deal With Sosa
Hot Foot —
According to Marty Noble at mlb.com, the Mets have avoided arbitration once again and agreed to terms on a contract with Jorge Sosa. According to Noble, the deal will pay Sosa $2 million, which is $300k more than they had originally offered but $750k less than Sosa had originally sought.
Jeez Omar, about time you finally did something productive.
It’s not like you spent your winter dealing for the best pitcher in baseball and then probably didn’t sleep for 72 hours trying to negotiate a deal with that pitcher.
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