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Free-agent C Jorge Posada wants to stay with the Yankees, though he will meet with the Mets today, writes Peter Abraham at his blog for the Journal 
News.
According to Abraham, whose colleague caught up with Posada for an interview during half time of the Knicks game, the catcher is close to a deal with the Yankees, which does not hinge on ‘money,’ but ‘the best situation.’
In a report for the newspaper, Abraham notes that the Mets, Blue Jays and Marlins are among teams that contacted Posada since he filed for free agency.
Last week, at FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal wrote that Posada can expect a ‘monster offer’ from the Mets.
According to Mark Feinsand in the Daily News, Posada is seeking a four-year deal, with his major concern being the length of the deal. However, yesterday, according to the New York Post, the Yankees will make a new three-year, $40 million contract offer to Posada tomorrow.
…so, when posada tells the Journal News that he is more concerned with the ‘situation,’ i’m thinking he’s talking about the number of years on the contract…the thing is, from his point of view, i can’t understand why, even if the Mets give him the additional two years, why he’d want to spend them, at age 40, switching positions and learning first base, as he’ll have to do with the Mets…
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Can you say ….BEING USED?
Why are we dallying around with him anyway? There is absolutely no way we should want him at 4 yrs plus on a deal for a guy who will be 42 at the catcher spot when his contract ends. God no!
Plus, he is milking this for his benefit with the yanks. I don’t understand why we allow our team to be used to get more for other guys? Are we that petty that we want to make the yanks just spend more in $$ and years to keep him when we all know he is going back there?
Hey Matt, Welcome back!
On the pitching front, you see any value in targeting Pavano who is likely to be released by the Yanks?
Guys who are interesting to me as a “take a flier on them” are
1) Prior
2) Woods
3) Pavano
4) B Colon
All of these guys have been successful for at least a stretch of their careers. Prior is one who interests me if his velocity is back within 3 - 4 mph or his past. When he pitched last year, he was throwing in the mid 80’s and appeared done. Maybe he is gaining back some arm strength?
I’d add Jenning to that list too. I think the “flier” list this year is much better than in year’s past when it was the Chan Ho Parks and Jose Limas of the world.
I hate that Minaya put Posada as “the Mets top priority for this offseason.” If Posada goes back to the Yankees, does this mean the Omar and the Mets failed? Does this mean our offseason is over?
With that said, Omar likes to keep things quiet when making trades. I’m hoping for a big surprise ace sometime mid- december.
I doubt that he had any clue what Omar’s real “top priority” is. Heck, Omar keeps things so tight, he may not even know!
I don’t know what Minaya is doing either making such bold statements about posada. I for one am a met fan who wants no part of yankees especially established yankees…Omar needs to get a grip. He has handled this open catcher spot like crap lately spinning things in the media. The fact is we do not have a catcher signed right now and “monster” offers to posada are a joke. Sihn Lo Duca and put the dollars towards ARod…
wait a tick…..even if he plays 1st at 40:
where would dwright move to?
who says blosada will be able to HIT at age 40?
Why would he have to learn to play first? He would be a catcher on the Mets.
Please do not sign Posada. This team needs to get young. Go get pitching, damn it