Note: Deadline to offer Arbitration to Delgado & Tatis
Today is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their own free agents, which allow them to receive draft-pick compensation if the player signs elsewhere.
…i do not expect the Mets to offer arbitration to Carlos Delgado and Fernando Tatis, both of whom are Type B free agents, meaning each player could net the Mets a compensatory draft pick if they sign elsewhere… because, there is a very good chance both players accept it, forcing the Mets to keep them for 2010… what’s worse, i have to think delgado could earn around $10 million were he to accept, and, if the Mets do want him back, it would be for far less, no doubt…
In a post to MLB Trade Rumors, Tim Dierkes projects who will be offered arbitration, and who will not.
…of most interest to the Mets will be Bengie Molina… he is a Type A free agent, meaning, if the Giants offer arbitration, the Mets will need to give up their second-round draft pick to sign him… the buzz from San Francisco has been the Giants would like to keep molina, but only on a one-year deal… the thing is, if he accepts, he’ll likely be rewarded more than he will get next season on the open market, and i doubt that level salary is what the Giants have in mind…
