metsblog.com - 11/4/2008
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According to the Daily News, the agent for free-agent RHP Brian Fuentes reporters that he will meet with Mets GM Omar Minaya during this week’s GM Meetings in California.
By the way, the same agent also represents free-agent RHP David Weathers, LHP Arthur Rhodes and Tom Gordon.
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blogs.trb.com - 11/3/2008
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blogs.trb.com —
It's a quiet first day here. The actual
"meetings" - in terms of GMs discussing rules changes...
and the like - start tomorrow. Today is a meeting on arbitration, which many GMs blow off and let their assistants attend, and...
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GMs' Meetings: Brian Fuentes is intrigued by New York
nydailynews.com - 11/4/2008
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nydailynews.com —
Francisco Rodriguez may be the new single-season record
holder after posting 62 saves with the Angels. But...
the better free-agent value among closers is Brian Fuentes, according to agent Rick Thurman.
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Agent: Mets can save money with Brian Fuentes
theropolitans.com - 11/7/2008
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theropolitans.com —
According to the Rocky Mountain News , the
agents for free agent Brian Fuentes have put a...
deal on the table for the New York Mets. The deal is supposedly worth four-years, $44 million. The Rocky Mountain News also notes that the other teams looking into Fuentes were only interested in a one-year ...
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Four-years, $44 mil for Fuentes?
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Mets Rumors: Fuentes, K-Rod, Street, Pedro
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Kerry Wood and Joe Beimel in the Mets' sights as well. Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog believes J.J. Putz could be a trade target, with interest on the Mariners' side. ...
Possible Putz Suitors
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal —
... New York Mets- GM Minaya doesn’t like Francisco Rodriguez’s current pricetag and Brian Feuntes will be fielding a lot of offers. Putz has been mentioned as a possibility for the Mets in the past, and again today by MetsBlog. ...
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