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Mets sealing deal with reliever J.J. Putz
newsday.com - 12/11/2008
Mets sealing deal with reliever J.J. Putz
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The Mets are on the the brink of acquiring reliever J.J. Putz from the Mariners in a three-way deal that also includes the Indians, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday night.
Mets get reliever Putz in 3-team, 12-player deal
sports.espn.go.com - 12/11/2008
Mets get reliever Putz in 3-team, 12-player deal
— sports.espn.go.com — The Mets have acquired J.J. Putz in a three-team, 12-player trade on Wednesday.... (more) Mets get reliever Putz in 3-team, 12-player deal

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Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News
mlb.mlb.com - 12/11/2008
Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News
— mlb.mlb.com — LAS VEGAS -- The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a deal to send right-handed closer J.J. Putz... to the New York Mets on Wednesday night as part of a three-team, nine-player trade. The blockbuster deal, which is the first for Mariners general manager ... (more) Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News

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ussmariner.com - 12/11/2008
Goodbye JJ, Hello Defense
— ussmariner.com — Rosenthal says it’s a done deal . From the M’s perspective, this is what’s being reported: M’s... trade RHP J.J. Putz, RHP Sean Green, OF Jeremy Reed, and 2B Luis Valbuena for OF Franklin Gutierrez, RHP Aaron Heilman, OF Endy ... (more) Goodbye JJ, Hello Defense

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Can't Stop The Bleeding:  Everybody Go Nuts, The Mets Have Traded For J.J. Putz

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Everybody Go Nuts, The Mets Have Traded For J.J. Putz
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... A day after the New York Mets signed free agent reliever Francisco Rodriguez to bolster their shitty-beyond-belief bullpen, who dared imagine Omar Minaya’s next move would be to trade for a reliever who arguably might’ve been his Plan B had Rodriguez gone elsewhere?  If you’re wondering what the price tag was for a closer one year removed from a 40 save campaign, Newsday’s David Lennon has a full list of the departed : ...

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Putz and the Mets - one year and out?
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com 12/16/2008 — Word out of the J.J. Putz camp is that the former Mariner closer is willing to be the setup man for Francisco Rodriguez with the Mets, which is what New York had in mind when the Mets traded for him.
Putz a Met in crazy 12 player, 3 team deal.
sports.yahoo.com 12/11/2008 — The New York Mets obtained J.J. Putz from Seattle on Wednesday night as part of a three-team, 12-player trade that gives them a setup man for new closer Francisco Rodriguez. New York dealt seven players—six to the Mariners and one to Cleveland—to get three back.
Mets Closing in on Mariners’ Putz
nytimes.com 12/11/2008 — Omar Minaya was working Wednesday night to complete a three-team trade that would net J. J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners. >
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The Mets, Mariners and Indians have agreed to a 12-player swap, the crux of which is the Mets' acquisition of Seattle closer J.J. Putz.
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Putz goes to Mets in 3-team trade with Indians — Boston.com -- Baseball News 12/11/2008
The New York Mets obtained J.J. Putz from Seattle on Wednesday night as part of a three-team, 12-player trade that gives them a setup man for new closer Francisco Rodriguez.
J.J. Putz to the New York Mets in Three-Team Deal — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/11/2008
The New York Mets appear to have set their bullpen as their top priority this offseason. Late Wednesday night, they added another piece. In a three-team deal being reported on MLB.com, the Mets stand to receive former Seattle Mariners closer J.J. ...