metscitiblog.com - 12/18/2008
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At this point in the off-season, where are the Mets? Let's do a bit of a recap and a look ahead to the next 2 months leading up to spring training.
Omar has flipped the bullpen upside down. Insert K-Rod and J.J. Putz as your closer and eighth inning guy, respectively.
Mets-Citi-Blog: Is this the 2008 Mets or 2009 Mets?
metscitiblog.com 2/3/2009 — Well, the Mets have signed Perez to a three year deal worth $36 million. No fourth year vesting option. Perez will be a free agent again at 30 years old. So, let's take a look at the team make up for 2009:
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metscitiblog.typepad.com 12/5/2008 — Citi Field is almost done. Check out the video tour of Citi Field.
Mets-Citi-Blog: K-Rod, Putz, what's next for the Mets?
metscitiblog.com 12/12/2008 — The Mets solved their closer issues and the eighth inning as well. They got K-Rod for a very reasonable $37 million (less than Wagner's deal 4 years ago) and traded a couple scrubs for J.J. Putz. Also, in the Putz deal, the Mets picked up a decent RH reliever, Sean Green. So, after picking up ...
Mets-Citi-Blog: **Just in** Mets in serious discussions for Putz
metscitiblog.com 12/11/2008 — The Star-Ledger has learned that the Mets and the Seattle Mariners are in serious discussions on a trade that would bring Seattle closer J.J. Putz to the Mets in exchange for reliever Aaron Heilman and minor-league first baseman Mike Carp. Putz would serve as the primary setup reliever for K-Rod.
Mets-Citi-Blog: Mets firing up the Hot Stove!
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/26/2008 — It is not beginning to heat up for the Mets and some free agents. Hot Stove is hitting around Thanksgiving as it has in years past for Omar Minaya. He has made famous Turkey Day visits before, will he do it again?
Minaya was in contact with the agents for several players yesterday...
Citi and the Mets
hardballtimes.com 2/9/2009 — No, I won't let this die. Here's the latest piece -- this time with numbers and smart people analyzing it and everything -- explaining why the Citigroup-Mets deal is actually a good thing:
Front Row Analytics, a consultancy that helps sports franchises value sponsorships, says television ...
Mets-Citi-Blog: Mets offer Furcal a Contract
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/24/2008 — ase for them. He is currently on his way to the U.S. to discuss deals from the Mets and A's, and possibly others with his agent. He anticipates making a decision very soon on where he will play next year.
Mets-Citi-Blog: Manny or Ibanez, Who do the Mets like?
metscitiblog.typepad.com 12/2/2008 — This is a question that has plagued me all day. Should the Mets sign the 36 year old Manny Ramirez for 4 years and around $90 million or do they sign the 36 year old Raul Ibanez for 3 years and around $30-$36 million? Check out the full article.
Mets-Citi-Blog: Sin City and the Mets, K-Rod Chapter
metscitiblog.com 12/8/2008 — The winter meeting of Major League Baseball have begun. The Mets, and all the other teams have descended upon the city of Las Vegas in hopes of improving their roster without breaking the banks. Barely checked into Vegas, the Mets immediately went to work. According to David Lennon, Omar...
MANUEL EXTENDS OLIVER BRANCH —
NY Post: Sports 12/17/2008
GM Omar Minaya doesn't know which free-agent starting pitcher the Mets will sign, but manager Jerry Manuel today made it clear he would like have Oliver Perez back in orange and blue. "I like Oliver Perez," Manuel told reporters at the press...
Christmas gifts K-Rod, Putz came early for Mets —
Newsday.com - Mets 12/18/2008
A Mets executive called yesterday a "great day for Mets
fans," which it certainly appeared to be. Francisco Rodriguez was in the house, and the grins of Mets personnel seemed to stretch from Long Island City - where K-Rod's "Welcome to New York" news ...
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