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observer.com - 12/4/2008
Time for the Mets to Close on a Closer | The New York Observer
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The Mets have casually approached the free agent closer market, and rightfully so. Both Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes are top choices, but it appears that only the Mets have both the money and the inclination to spend it on a closer, leaving them free to choose. So New York has let the ...
blogs.nypost.com - 12/4/2008
3 UP: Putz Made Available, Bradford and Baldelli
— blogs.nypost.com — 1. A rumor was floated yesterday that the Mets are working on a blockbuster that would net... them both Bobby Jenks and Jermaine Dye from the White Sox, with top prospect Fernando Martinez going to Chicago. Talked to a few... (more) 3 UP: Putz Made Available, Bradford and Baldelli

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hotstove.mlblogs.com - 12/5/2008
Good morning, K-Rod shoppers
— hotstove.mlblogs.com — More trades -- the vast majority apocryphal -- are made in the days preceding the Winter Meetings... than at any other time of year. And some of them make sense, too. The reiterated availability of Mariners closer J.J. Putz --... (more) Good morning, K-Rod shoppers

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Rumor Mill: 12/2/08
nybaseballdigest.com - 12/2/2008
Rumor Mill: 12/2/08
— nybaseballdigest.com — •There are some people in baseball confused by the CC Sabathia sweepstakes. It is known that the... Yankees would be willing to go up from their $140 million offer, but the rumor has been out for over a week that the Angels are going to offer a “Johan ... (more) Rumor Mill: 12/2/08

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Amazin' Avenue:  Thursday Applesauce

Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:  Time for the Mets to Close on a Closer

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Thursday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue — The Mets have signed Nelson Figueroa, Adam Bostick, Andy Green and Rene Rivera to minor league deals. Whoopie! Ted Berg took a tour of Citi Field and offers his thoughts on the layout as well as a stab at how the field might play once it opens. At MetsGeek, Mike Newman looks at Aaron Heilman's chances of being a credible starting pitcher next year. At The Hardball Times, Tom Tango makes the Hall of Fame case for Tim Raines. Raines will have a tough row to hoe this year, with Rickey Henderson -- a better version of Raines -- a ...

Time for the Mets to Close on a Closer
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes are top choices, but it appears that only the Mets have both the money and the inclination to spend it on a closer, leaving them free to choose. So New York has let the market come to them, and while Rodriguez, who set the all-time record for saves in a season in 2008, once expected a five-year, $75 million deal, the Mets may sign Rodriguez for as little as three years. Fuentes, meanwhile, appears to be asking for three years as well. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE

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