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Buzz: The Home-Town Preference
By Matthew Cerrone - Dec 31, 2007 9:46 am

According to a weekend report in the Allegheny Times, free-agent RHP Matt Clement may look to sign with the Indians or Pirates – in an effort to remain close to his home in Pennsylvania.

If you recall, Mark Prior recently signed a one-year contract with his home-town Padres, despite getting ‘lucrative offers’ from the Mets and Rangers.

…it makes total sense to me, especially for these sort of pitchers who are trying to re-establish themselves due to a previous injuries

15 Responses to “Buzz: The Home-Town Preference”

  1. jerseymetsfan says:

    wouldn’t mind siging him to a incentive laden contract and hope he makes it all the way back. another soild #3-4 if he can. depth which is something we lack in SP

    • rosemarymets says:

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  2. extrawhitemeat says:

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  3. extrawhitemeat says:

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  4. Maybe we should start looking for NY/NJ/CT – raised pitchers who have been injured / out of baseball for a while and would like to stay near home as they increase their market value.

    Casey Fossum? Al Leiter? John Franco? Pete Falcone? Sandy Koufax?

    I think Jim Bouton is still throwing his knuckleball somewhere …

  5. GuruMets says:

    Same goes for prior. Wanting to resurrect career without being in the NY spotlight 24/7. Its good to come to NYC healthy, and productive. Much less so if you have doubts about health and productivity.

  6. dannyb says:

    …rite. (sorry, I’m sick and not thinking straight)