Buzz: Adding to the Mets Bullpen
In a report for Newsday, Ken Davidoff reports that the Yankees have met with 31 year-old Japanese RHP Kazuo Fukumori, who has drawn interest from 10 teams, including the Padres, Rays, Nationals, Royals, and Red Sox.
Davidoff cites a scout as saying Fukumori could be sixth or seventh inning pitcher, adding that he’s ‘not bad.’
Meanwhile, according to the New York Post, Luis Vizcaino is not likely to return to the Yankees, whose interest in the relief pitcher has seemingly cooled.
Last week, at her blog for Newsday, Kat O’Brien wrote that the Mets and Yankees were among several teams who had talked with Vizcaino, who is seeking a four-year, $19-million contract.
…i’m getting the sense that the Mets have no real intention of giving a long-term contract to a relief pitcher, and it’s about time…they have Billy Wagner, Aaron Heilman, Scott 
Schoeneweis, Pedro Feliciano and Duaner Sanchez, plus Joe Smith and a collection of young triple-a arms who could have an impact, plus he just picked up Steven Register in the Rule V Draft…i know some people will want to see a more established name acquired for the bullpen, but, seriously, when has that ever helped…look around the league, as i have pointed out before, every season it appears that the best bullpen in baseball popped up out of no place, with pitchers most people had no expectations for…it’s a crapshoot…
…frankly, i think improving the team’s defense up in the middle may be the single best thing the team could do to help the pitching staff…also, if the Mets really want to make a difference out there, they should listen to wagner and carve out set roles for these guys by at least mid-summer, which is something Willie Randolph has seemingly no interest doing…
