fangraphs.com - 11/6/2009
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The J.J. Putz era in New York ended yesterday, as the Mets bought out the final year of Putz’s contract. With the last year at 8.6 million dollars and the closer position locked up by Francisco Rodriguez , it is a no-brainer for the Mets to pay the 1 million dollar buyout and avoid ...
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nypost.com - 11/5/2009
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nypost.com —
The Mets have told reliever J.J. Putz that
they plan to decline his $8.6 million option for...
2010 and buy him out for $1 million instead. The club cited health concerns in making the long-expected move, pointing to elbow surgery and forearm ...
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Mets to decline Putz's option
bizofbaseball.com - 11/7/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
On the third day of MLB free agency
filings, two more players have joined the ranks. J.J....
Putz , who the Mets declined their club option on Friday night, and the Twins Carl Pavano were officially added to the ranks today, it was announced by the MLBPA. The two elected free agency pursuant ...
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J.J. Putz, Carl Pavano Enter Free Agency
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FanGraphs: Moore: Putz Out In New York
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FanGraphs: Moore: Putz Out In New York J.J. Runsucker and the Sweet Smell of Failure. The J.J. Putz era in New York ended yesterday, as the Mets bought out the final year of Putz’s contract. With the last year at 8.6 million dollars and the closer position locked up by Francisco Rodriguez, it is a no-brainer for the Mets to pay the 1 million dollar buyout and avoid locking up a significant sum of money on a questionable set-up man. How remarkably quickly it seems that one of the potential best 8th and 9th inning combos in baseball has been disassembled. While giving up a ...
Putzing Around
baseballmusings.com —
FanGraphs looks at the very short J.J. Putz era in Queens.
From the Mets’ standpoint, they sunk 6 million dollars and 7 players into acquiring Putz, Jeremy Reed, and Sean Green. The trade has produced 0.1 WAR from Putz, -0.7 WAR Reed, and -.1 WAR from Green. Unless Reed and Green somehow become productive major leaguers, this trade will go down as historically bad for New York.
The Mets bullpen will likely be a focal point for the front office again this winter. We’ll find out if they’ve learned their lesson.
The Mets had to hope ...
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