Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by islesfan:

Sounds like the Mets have locked up K-Rod on a 3 year deal. Obviously they needed him and it's a good job by Minaya for getting him on a shorter deal but that guy has turned into a tightrope walker. He's a big improvement over what they had when Wagner wasn't there but he'll make you sweat. He doesn't throw as hard anymore and relies on his changeup and slider a little too much.

i agree with this. guy looks like he can get hurt on his next pitch. but you're forgetting about the NL factor. AL pitchers seem to go the NL and just dominate.

Posted by djsunyc:

zito's stuff was never good. i don't know how he did well those years with oakland.

Posted by djsunyc:

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Mets are close to acquiring Mariners reliever J.J. Putz in a three-team trade. Putz and K-Rod will be quite a late inning tandem. The Indians are also involved in the trade. Other players in the mix: Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez, Mike Carp, and Franklin Gutierrez. Rosenthal is not sure yet who's heading where.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 12-10-2008 9:06 PM]

Posted by jaydh:

That would be a steal for the Mets so I don't know if I believe it or not.

Mets acquire Putz from Mariners
By Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports
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LAS VEGAS – The New York Mets acquired Seattle Mariners closer J.J. Putz in a three-way trade that also included the Cleveland Indians, two sources said Wednesday evening at the winter meetings.

The Mets pursuit of Putz underscores the extent to which they want to rebuild their bullpen, which blew a crippling 29 saves last season and led to a September collapse for the second year in a row. Only a day ago, New York signed closer Francisco Rodriguez to a three-year, $37 million deal with a vesting option for a fourth year.

Apparently Putz would be utilized as the eighth-inning setup reliever. He had 15 saves last season while fighting injuries, and had 40 saves in 2007 and 36 in 2006. He is owed $6 million next season, the last year of his contract, although there is a club option for $8.6 million in 2010.

Although all the names in the massive deal aren’t known, the Indians acquired infielder Luis Valbuena from the Mariners and reliever Joe Smith from the Mets, while the Mariners picked up outfielder Franklin Gutierrez from the Indians. One source had the Mets getting another reliever – 6-foot-6 right-hander Sean Green – and outfielder Jeremy Reed from the Mariners. The Mariners might also have gotten swingman Aaron Heilman from the Mets and another outfielder from one of the clubs. Minor leaguers also were part of the deal.

“The Mariners got the most players out of the deal,” a source said.