News: Mets Decline JJ Putz’s Option
Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post says the Mets have told JJ Putz they will not pick up his option for 2010.
…as i said before, it was just too much of a financial commitment to give a setup man coming off of elbow surgery…they can probably find a capable setup man to compliment 
Pedro Feliciano for a lot less than what they would’ve had to pay Putz…in addition, cutting ties with Putz clears up important money for the other priorities that the Mets will need to address…
The option would have called for $9.1 million, and instead they will buy him out for $1 million.
Update, 3:29 pm:
…it just goes to show how, sometimes, things do not work out as planned… because, from what i recall, the Mets acquired putz, not just to be an elite set-up man, but knowing they could pick up his option and trade him to a team in need of a closer, since he would be signed to a one-year, $9 million deal… but, no such luck…
Update, 3:42 pm:
According to Hubbuch, Putz’s agent, Craig Landis, isn’t ruling out a return to the Mets on an incentive-laden deal.
