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• Jackson could end up on the Mets radar..

  
  MLB Hub - Where Baseball Season Never Ends — Authority: 156
  Some believe that Omar gets brain lock on certain players and that once he likes them, he waits for the right opportunity to acquire them. Im not sure if I can agree with that, since there have been several players he seemed to really want, only to not claim them off waivers when they fell from grace ( Deny Baez / ...
  6 hours ago

• Mets talked about Rick Ankiel

  
  MLB Hub - Where Baseball Season Never Ends — Authority: 156
  Its being reported that Omar Minaya met with super agent Scott Boras over his free agent clients. Of course, they had to discuss Matt Holliday but one of the other names that came up was Rick Ankiel. The former pitcher turned outfielder has spent his entire career in St. Louis. Since becoming an outfielder he has ...
  6 hours ago

• What does success mean?

  
  Paul's Random Stuff — Authority: 474
  By almost any definition, the 2009 New York Mets were an abysmal failure. But what would they have to do to be successful in 2010? I’m not asking if they need to sign Matt Holliday or trade for Roy Halladay, though I suppose those moves could be part of the answer. Rather, I’m asking what kind of results do the ...
  7 hours ago

• Mets tried to trade for Snyder…

  
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  Before the failed Snyder for Overbay deal, apparently the Mets had approached the D-Backs to discuss a Castillo for Snyder move. This is the second year in a row that the Mets have discussed Castillo with the D-Backs, last year they dsicussed Castillo for Byrnes. The D-Backs must be interested enough to listen but not ...
  7 hours ago

• Mets interested in Joel Pineiro

  
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  Already beginning the PR machine the Mets have begun to discard the top tier of free agents as being too expensive and are beginning to focus their efforts on the next level of free agents. One of the first things to come out of the GM meetings was that were already finding excuses to not be interested in Matt ...
  8 hours ago

• Mets not interested in Varitek

  
  MLB Hub - Where Baseball Season Never Ends — Authority: 156
  Last off-season it was rumored that the Mets were interested in Jason Varitek, the idea was to find a guy who was a great clubhouse leader and good with young pitchers. Tek fit both of those characteristics but ended up re-signing with Boston. Now Varitek, after having Boston decline his 5M club option, is ...
  8 hours ago

• Diamondbacks Looking At Hernandez?

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 723
  Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports that the Diamondbacks may be interested in free agent right-hander Livan Hernandez .  The 35-year-old posted a 5.44 ERA in 31 starts with the Mets and Nationals last season, but as Piecoro notes, Hernandezs primary role in Arizona would be to serve as both a positive ...
  9 hours ago

• Mets Meeting With Agent Scott Boras Tonight

  
  Mets Merized Online — Authority: 541
  According to a tweet from Joel Sherman of the NY Post, Mets general manager Omar Minaya is meeting with Scott Boras tonight. I would assume this is simply just one of thirty such “meet and eats” Boras will be having this month as most teams attempt to get a handle on what they might expect this offseason, as ...
  10 hours ago

• Mets and Boras to Meet Tonight

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 145
  While Mets fans argue about the value of Alex Cora, Jeff Francoeur’s OPS, and how Mike Cameron is a solid secondary option Omar Minaya at least is starting the process of gauging Matt Holliday’s market value. According to Joel Sherman Minaya is meeting with Scott Boras tonight. Many anticipate the Holliday ...
  10 hours ago

• The Latest On Milton Bradley

  
  MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — Authority: 552
  Milton Bradley is still a Cub. It would be funny if he remained a Cub through the remainder of his contract and he just sat in right field when it was their turn to take the field and picked grass. But alas, there will likely not be any sitting in right field; the Cubs are working to get rid of Bradley. Bradley wants ...
  11 hours ago

• Mets Wont Pursue Varitek

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 723
  The Mets wont pursue Jason Varitek if he turns down his player option and becomes a free agent, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post . Two Mets officials tell Sherman that the club wants a catcher who can catch more than 100 games. They had interest in the veteran catcher last offseason, but now the ...
  12 hours ago

• Burrell? Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 145
  Still think it’s too early to not worry about this Mets offseason? Take the below excerpt from Ken Davidoff’s blog : The Mets held internal discussions about acquiring former Met-killer Pat Burrell from Tampa Bay, which would love to unload Burrell. But they’re not inclined to make such a deal, because of ...
  12 hours ago

• Odds & Ends: Capps, Holliday, Varitek, Tejada

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 723
  Lets round up a few more links in a busy day of rumors.... We knew Matt Capps could be a trade chip for the Pittsburgh Pirates this offseason. According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , the Pirates offered Capps to the Milwaukee Brewers for J.J. Hardy . Many expect Matt Holliday to end up ...
  13 hours ago

• Heyman On Bradley, Gonzalez, Halladay

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 723
  Jon Heyman has the latest on Milton Bradley , Roy Halladay , Adrian Gonzalez , and plenty of otherbig names in his new column. Lets check out some of the highlights.... Although Texas and Tampa Bay seem like the most likelydestinations for Bradley, one GM says the outfielder needs to play in asmall market like ...
  13 hours ago

• Hot Stove: Figgins, Holliday, Halladay, and Lackey

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 145
  I’ve been hearing some interesting chatter from down Tampa way that the Yankees “might” explore signing none other than long time nemesis Chone Figgins. Figgins is a very good player who could help lots of teams, but he doesn’t seem to be a good fit in the Bronx, simply for the fact that there really is no ...
  13 hours ago

• Sherman On Mets, Giants, Cardinals, Yankees

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 723
  Joel Sherman of the New York Post suggests , as Adam Rubin did earlier today , that the New York Mets may not be able to sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay because of payroll restrictions. A Mets official tells Sherman that, if that is the case, the teams Plan B involves trying to "sprinkle power at a variety of ...
  15 hours ago

• 1999 Project: NLCS Game 6

  
  Scratchbomb — Authority: 128
  Click here for an intro/manifesto on The 1999 Project. Vegas had the Mets at 5-1 odds to win games 6 and 7 in Atlanta. No other team who opened a playoff series with three straight losses had ever forced a seventh game. Only one other team that fell behind 0-3 had gotten as far as game 6 (ironically, it was ...
  15 hours ago

• Mets Setting Up Fans for Disappointment

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 145
  Whether you believe the Mets are going to stay away from big name free agents or that there is a split in the hierarchy over what direction the team should take there is one guarantee that is abundantly clear: The Mets are going to disappoint their fans again this offseason. A team that just came off a 92 ...
  15 hours ago

• Holliday, Bay bidding may surpass Mets’ appetite

  
  Full of Sports — Authority: 540
  Omar Minaya arrived at the GM Meetings at the O’Hare Hilton on Monday night maintaining it was his obligation to investigate the price tags of top-tier free agents. However, a team insider told the Daily News he expected that the salary demands of outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay would exceed the ...
  19 hours ago

• Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: How About Luis Castillo?

  
  Bleacher Nation | Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Commentary — Authority: 503
  A new day and a new Milton Bradley trade rumor. Today’s version has the Chicago Cubs dealing Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays, who would send Lyle Overbay to the New York Mets, who would send second baseman Luis Castillo to the Cubs. The teams would have to work out the money part of the deal, but this is one of ...
  21 hours ago

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