hotfootblog.com - 8/21/2008
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The NYPost is reporting that the Mets have signed former Tampa Bay Ray reliever Al Reyes to a minor league contract. Reyes was 2-2 with a 4.37 ERA this year while pitching for Tampa.
Reyes has good stuff, and could serve as a nice setup man for whoever closes for this team in the absence of Billy Wagner.
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Newsday.com - Mets 8/21/2008
While the Mets won't find a replacement for injured
closer Billy Wagner, that hasn't stopped them from trying to solve the problem by simply adding more bargain-rate relievers. Three days after acquiring Luis Ayala from the Nationals, the Mets ...
