Starting Pitcher: Redding and Mets agree to Deal
Update, 6:19 pm:
Andrew Marchand of ESPN 1050 Radio reports the deal is done.
Update, 3:47 pm:
According to the Denver Post, Redding and the Mets have agreed in principle to a one-year, $2.2 million deal.
Update, 2:05 pm:
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Mets are on the verge of signing free-agent RHP Tim Redding to a one-year, $2.25 million contract with incentives.
Ken Davidoff of Newsday believes the deal could be worth around $2.5 million, which is closer to what I wrote earlier this afternoon.
In 33 starts, Redding was 10-11 with a 4.95 ERA through 182 innings for the Nationals last season.
He underwent surgery on his left foot in November, but, reportedly, will be 100 percent by spring training.
Update, 12:20 pm:
From what I can gather, the Mets offered Redding a one-year deal, worth less than $4 million per season – and he’s open to accepting it.
…i have a feeling, based on conversations with people connected to the team, that he is minaya’s mark for the fifth-starter spot, and a deal may soon be worked out…
Update, 12:46 pm:
In a report for 1050 ESPN Radio, Andrew Marchand says the Mets are the clear front-runners to sign Redding, adding, “While nothing is official yet, a deal could be finalized as soon as today.”
Update, 12:50 pm:
If agreed to, the deal is likely to be for just one-year, and roughly $2.5 million, according to people connected to the player.
Original Post, 11:24 pm:
Ken Davidoff of Newsday believes the Mets are ‘exchanging contract parameters’ with free-agent RHP Tim Redding, ‘whom they view as a strong option for their fifth starter’s job.’
On Wednesday, Mike Fitzpatrick of the Associated Press said the Mets already made an offer to Redding, who Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com once said could require a two-year deal.
According to Ben Shpigel in today’s New York Times, “Even if the Mets sign Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez, they will still retain interest in Redding and free-agent Randy Wolf as competition for the fifth starter’s job.”
…yes, i’m going to say it, Johan Santana, Derek Lowe, John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Tim Redding, with J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez, is not bad at all…i hope this is what happens, with Jon Niese waiting in the wings…
Fitzpatrick says the Mets are close to making an offer to Wolf, who is seeking a three-year, $30 million deal, according to Rosenthal.
…i suspect the Mets see wolf and redding occupying the same role, i.e., it’s one or the other…i can’t see the Mets signing lowe, plus redding, plus wolf, especially if wolf really expects to get a three-year deal…
In 33 starts, Redding was 10-11 with a 4.95 ERA through 182 innings for the Nationals last season.
He underwent surgery on his left foot in November, but, reportedly, will be 100 percent by spring training.
Wolf is 90–78 in 245 career games, only four of which were in relief. He has not won more than nine games and made more than 23 starts in a season since 2003.
