Buzz: Mets to Target Lowe and Fuentes
The Mets plan on targeting free-agent pitchers Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes this off-season, reports Joel Sherman in the New York Post.
Additionally, according to Sherman, citing one ‘NL executive,’ “The Mets are promising to be creative and explore many avenues.”
Last week, according to FOXSports.com, teammates of RHP Derek Lowe have said he has ‘little interest’ in playing for the Mets or Yankees, adding, “Some rival clubs believe that Lowe wants to stay on the west coast.”
However, a few days ago in the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo wrote that Lowe’s preferred destination is the Red Sox, which, if you didn’t know, is located on the East Coast.
In 34 starts with the Dodgers this season, Lowe, who has 85 career saves, was 14-11 with a 3.24 ERA.
Meanwhile, according to a report by Ken 
Rosenthal, Fuentes will likely seek a three-year, $38 million deal, similar to what Brad Lidge received from the Phillies.
In 67 appearances for the Rockies in 2008, Fuentes had 30 saves in 34 opportunities with a 2.71 ERA in 62 innings pitched.
By the way, Sherman also looks back at how the Red Sox and Yankees let Carlos Pena go in 2006, leaving them to consider spending $100 million just two years later on Mark Teixeira.
