Relief Pitcher: Fuentes asks Mets for 4 Years
“The agents for free-agent LHP Brian 
Fuentes reportedly put a four-year, $44 million proposal on the table to the Mets,” reports Tracy Ringolsby in the Rocky Mountain News.
According to Ringoslby, the Cardinals and Indians have interest in Fuentes, but only in a one– or two-year deal.
…from what i can gather, in addition to the Mets, Indians and Cardinals, the Brewers, Rangers, Rockies, Tigers and Angels are also looking for a closer…
Today, at SI.com, Jon Heyman wrote the Mets are not willing to give Francisco Rodriguez a five-year deal, and while they are interested in Fuentes, they will first look to the trade market for a closer, such as M’s RHP J.J. Putz and A’s RHP Huston Street.
…the buzz in baseball suggests the Indians and A’s will hook up on street, assuming Billy Beane actually goes through with moving him…street plus beane equals a lot of young talent coming back to Oakland, and the Mets do not seem to be a good fit…
…so, the sense i get is that the Mets will wait, bet that no team will offer k-rod a five-year deal, at least in the next month or so, know fuentes will not sign until k-rod does, and instead push for putz, who is the more realistic trade acquisition…
…from what i can gather, the Mariners like what the Mets will likely offer, and putz is intrigued by pitching in New York…
However, according to a recent report in Newsday by Ken Davidoff, the Mariners are not likely to trade him.
