Mariners | Detroit shows interest in trading for closer J.J. Putz
seattletimes.nwsource.com 12/9/2008 — It didn't take long for the name J. J. Putz to echo throughout the corridors at the baseball winter meetings.

Mariners deal Putz in blockbuster trade | Mariners.com: News
seattle.mariners.mlb.com 12/11/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik reached double figures in his first trade. A blockbuster, 12-player, three-team swap Wednesday night landed the Mariners seven players, including strong-armed, fleet-footed center fielder ...

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. >

Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/11/2008 — 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 ...

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.

Mets could land J.J. Putz for bullpen
nj.com 12/11/2008 — John Froschauer/The Associated PressThe Mets are talking to the Seattle Mariners in an attempt to acquire closer J.J. Putz, who would be their setup man for Francisco Rodriguez. UPDATE (10:45 pm): This deal has gained steam within the past hour...

Putz takes trade well
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com 12/11/2008 — A surprised J.J. Putz was working on his car outside his Arizona home an hour ago -- figuring he wasn't going to be traded any time soon despite the rumors here. Next thing he knew, his wife came out and told him: "Looks like we're headed to New ...

Baseball | Putz happy to be in New York
seattletimes.nwsource.com 12/19/2008 — J. J. Putz was honest: He would like to be closing games next season rather than setting up someone else's saves. Still, the former Mariners...

Mets add Seattle closer J.J. Putz; K-Rod gets physical in NYC
nydailynews.com 12/12/2008 — Obtaining one closer apparently isn't enough for the Mets. On the day Francisco Rodriguez passed his physical, GM Omar Minaya swung a deal for Mariners reliever J.J. Putz in a three-team deal involving Cleveland, sources told the News.  ...

What the Putz! (Mets acquire JJ Putz)
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — The New York Mets acquired JJ Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three team trade.

Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade — Major League Baseball News 12/11/2008
The Seattle Mariners sent right-handed reliever J.J. Putz to the New York Mets on Wednesday night as part of a three-team, nine-player trade.

METS IN TRADE TALKS FOR PUTZ — NY Post: Sports 12/11/2008
On the same day the Mets officially announced the signing of Francisco Rodriguez, who passed his physical, they were involved in deep discussions on a three-team trade with Seattle and Cleveland that would bring J.J. Putz from the Mariners...

In My Book...Mariners and Brewers Have Potential for "Perfect Trade" — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/11/2008
The trade of the century should happen between two teams who have a great relationship with each other that is getting tighter every day— the Milwaukee Brewers and the Seattle Mariners. The Milwaukee Brewers are all about pitching this ...

Mets acquire Putz to set up K-Rod — Major League Baseball News 12/11/2008
Merely hours after finalizing a deal for closer Francisco Rodriguez on Wednesday, the Mets acquired another reliever, J.J. Putz, from the Mariners.

Three-team blockbuster gets Mets Putz — Major League Baseball News 12/11/2008
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.