Relief Pitcher: Mets to Meet with Fuentes’s Agent
According to the Daily News, the agent for free-agent RHP Brian Fuentes told reporters that he will meet with Mets GM Omar Minaya during this week’s GM Meetings in California.
By the way, the same agent also represents free-agent RHP David Weathers, LHP Arthur Rhodes and Tom Gordon.
The agent told reporters, regarding Fuentes, ‘New York is on our radar…I think he would be great there, he really thrives under pressure.”
However, in the New York Post, Joel Sherman writes, “The market for Fuentes is expected to be intense, with the Cardinals, Brewers, Indians and Angels among the clubs competing against the Mets.”
…the early buzz surrounding Francisco Rodriguez suggests he is capable of landing a five-year, $70 million contract…
…meanwhile, fuentes could get a guaranteed four-year deal, worth roughly $12 million per season…
According to Sherman, the Mets would like to speak about RHP Huston Street with the A’s, who may be more interested in working with the Indians, Rockies and Brewers, ‘all teams that have inquired on Street.’
…from what i can gather, the Mets are capable of acquiring RHP J.J. Putz from the Mariners, who are interested in working with the Mets…however, such a trade could mean giving up talent from the major-league roster, thus creating new holes to fill…
So, let’s assume the Mets are unable to trade for a closer…
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