Outfield: Rosenthal predicts Mets will sign Burrell
In a post to FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal lists 
the top 11 players still available on the free-agent market, and predicts where they will sign.
Rosenthal believes the No. 8 free-agent, Pat Burrell, will end up signing with the Mets.
In November, Rosenthal acknowledged that the Mets are seeking a right-handed bat, but wrote, “They are not high on Burrell.”
The Mariners, Angels and Giants have all been linked in rumor to Burrell this off-season.
Last season, Burrell hit 30 home runs for the first time since 2003. He has not hit higher than .257 in three season, though he has a .385 OBP with 278 RBI during the last four seasons.
Yesterday, some one in the comments section responded to my disinterest in Juan Rivera by writing:
“Wait, so you’re OK with Fernando Tatis, but, oh no, not Juan Rivera? Sometimes the things written on here are just plain absurd.”
Yes, I am OK with Tatis and Daniel Murphy and not Rivera, because signing Rivera to a three-year deal is ‘absurd,’ in my opinion. I do not want the Mets to lock in a player to left-field on a long-term deal, which is why I am fearful of Burrell.
In October, the Philadelphia Daily News said Burrell turned down a two-year, $22 million offer to remain with the Phillies.
As I have said too may times already, the most effective solution would be for the Mets to acquire Jermaine Dye from the White Sox, though I have no idea if the Mets and White Sox have even talked since the Winter Meetings, and whether the Mets have enough talent to make a deal happen.
Now, if Burrell, or others on the free-agent market, are willing to accept a one-year deal, or a two-year deal at worst, I would probably be more interested.
