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Instead of signing Oliver Perez to what could end up being a four-year deal, possibly worth as much as $12 million per season, I suggest the Mets use a ‘Basket Solution.’

Yesterday, I asked readers of MetsBlog.com what Perez was worth, and the more-than 4,400 people who voted essentially said he should get a four-year deal, which pays him roughly $13 million per season.

“He’s possibly one of those guys who can win the Cy Young award every year,” Billy Wagner told New York Post yesterday, when asked about Perez.  “It’s just, which Ollie is going to show up?”

From what I can gather, free agent Randy Wolf is likely to sign for between $7 and $10 million, but the Mets are unlikely to offer more than $5 million – the same can most likely be said for free agents Jon Garland and Pedro Martinez.

Meanwhile, people around baseball believe free agent Ben Sheets is open to accepting a one-year deal, for roughly $6 million with major incentives – such as Brad Penny and John Smoltz accepted from the Red Sox.

However, Sheets is also a Type-A free agent and was offered arbitration by the Brewers, which means a club would lose a draft pick if it signed him.

The Blue Jays have been listening to offers for Roy Halladay, but there is no evidence they are seriously open to trading him – unless the deal included a top-flight pitching prospect I would assume.

Lastly, the buzz in San Francisco suggests the Giants will move Jonathan Sanchez or Noah Lowry, but will likely require a major-league bat in return.

Nevertheless, John Maine, Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey will be counted on to make 90 or so starts for the Mets in 2009, leaving 60 or so starts to come from other pitchers.

However, don’t forget, Maine is returning from shoulder surgery and Pelfrey is entering only his second full major-league season – not to mention Santana had knee surgery in October.  In other words, nothing is a given in the current starting rotation.  So, the Mets need to be very careful with how they structure those 60 other starts.

The Mets should use the same money it will cost to keep Perez, and instead sign Sheets and one of Garland, Wolf or Martinez, or a pitcher acquired by trade, who, with Tim Redding and Jon Niese, will be more than capable of filling the missing 60 starts, and also can be called upon in case Maine, Pelfrey or Santana ever become unavailable.

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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.

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Marty Noble of MLB.com believes the Mets will make offers this week to at least two starting pitchers, if not three, from a group consisting of Derek Lowe, Oliver Perez and Randy Wolf.

According to Noble, ‘the Mets still view Wolf as a fall back alternate to the other two,’ with Lowe still the team’s top priority.

Noble also reports on the team’s plan for the bullpen, which does not include Joe Beimel, and may not include an additional left-handed reliever, according to Omar Minaya.

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