blog.nj.com - 1/18/2009
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If you would've told me on Christmas Day that the Mets stood a better chance of signing Oliver Perez than Derek Lowe, I would've asked, "How?" It doesn't make sense. Lowe represented the best available free agent on the market....
newsday.com - 1/18/2009
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newsday.com —
The Mets figured that the two Scott Boras
clients on their shopping list would sign by mid-January....
Turns out, they were only half right.
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Sheets, Pettitte on Mets' radar?
metsgeek.com - 1/20/2009
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metsgeek.com —
The search for starting pitching is dominating the
Mets rumor mill right now. Omar Minaya has reportedly...
shown interest in pitchers like Ben Sheets , Oliver Perez , Randy Wolf , Jon Garland , and Freddy Garcia . One name that hasn’t been widely ...
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The Case for Andy
theropolitans.com - 1/18/2009
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theropolitans.com —
January 18 --- The 'Ropolitans: Freddy Garcia has
been drawing interest from the Mets for a while....
--- As a free agent, coming off surgery and, well... right now. --- The Mets have been in contact with his representatives...
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METS Rumor: Freddy Garcia
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Mets Minaya Still Has Holes To Fill
The Mets Report —
... There has been speculation that the Bernard Madoff- Ponzi scheme has affected the Mets ability to sign free agents this year. By now, we’ve all heard that Mets owner Fred Wilpon was victimized by Madoff to the tune of as much as nine figures. There are other writers that claim that the Madoff scheme has ...
Do The Mets Actually Need To Win This Year For The Wilpons?
The Mets Police —
... Manny Ramirez.
He's still out there.
I keep reading that the Mets want to keep the payroll down, under $140 million.
According to the Ledger the payroll is at $116 million.
They want Ollie to take $10 million. That gets you to $126. (Or the same $10 for Pettitte/Sheets/Whoever).
Manny Ramirez declined 2 years and $45 million from Los Angeles. Let's bring that up to $25 million. Yes that's obscene. Yes Manny is a jerk. Yes I have sold my soul.
$126 plus $25 is $151. ...
Do The Mets Actually Need To Win This Year For The Wilpons?
The Mets Police —
... Manny Ramirez.
He's still out there.
I keep reading that the Mets want to keep the payroll down, under $140 million.
According to the Ledger the payroll is at $116 million.
They want Ollie to take $10 million. That gets you to $126. (Or the same $10 for Pettitte/Sheets/Whoever).
Manny Ramirez declined 2 years and $45 million from Los Angeles. Let's bring that up to $25 million. Yes that's obscene. Yes Manny is a jerk. Yes I have sold my soul.
$126 plus $25 is ...
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