Re: And the next Met catcher is.....
- From: "Mike and Jill" <mfreire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:46:47 GMT
I could live with that....................especially since the Marlins are
asking a lot for a player (Delgado) who they are trying to get rid of to
save money.
Talent-wise, Delgado is worth a lot, but in this scenario, they have to eat
some salary or take back less for him (sort of like the Cameron
deal............SD took his whole salary, we got Nady instead of a package
of players).
Delgado and LoDuca, in exchange for a package would be nice.
Trachsel/Nady/Petit for Delgado/LoDuca and we take all of the salary.
Seems a bit lopsided, but the Marlins would get a ton of salary
relief............the cost of doing business that way, IMO.
Mike
"Super T" <notreal@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Paul Lo Duca"....how would you like those apples?
>
> Super T
>
> http://www.nj.com/mets/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1132321601114480.
> xml&coll=1
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> Mets: Minaya eyes Delgado
> Marlins out to unload 1B Mets missed last season
> Friday, November 18, 2005
> BY DON BURKE
> Star-Ledger Staff
> A person who has spoken with Omar Minaya said yesterday that the Mets GM
> has spent considerable time the past few days talking with the Florida
> Marlins. The topic of discussion? Carlos Delgado.
>
> With a mandate to trim $20 million from their payroll in 2006, the
> Marlins are in full salary-dump mode and are said to be shopping not
> only Delgado, the first baseman that they signed to a four-year,
> $52-million contract only last winter, but also catcher Paul Lo Duca,
> who might be of interest to the catcher-less Mets. Also on the block are
> center fielder Juan Pierre, who is said to be headed to the Chicago
> Cubs, and fading third baseman Mike Lowell.
>
> The person, who described the Marlins as "desperate" to rid themselves
> of Delgado's heavily back-loaded contract, said he had gotten the
> impression from Minaya that the GM believes the Mets chance of prying
> Manny Ramirez away from the Boston Red Sox is remote at best and that,
> given the unsettled nature of the Boston front office, it might already
> be time to look for that big bopper for the middle of their lineup
> elsewhere.
>
> Minaya did not return telephone calls seeking comment.
>
> Delgado, who batted .301 with 33 homers and 115 RBI last season, chose
> the Marlins over the Mets last winter primarily because he thought
> Florida was closer to contending for a championship. The teams finished
> tied for third in the National League East last season with 83-79
> records.
>
> It's unclear what it would take to get Delgado from the Marlins, who are
> insisting that whoever acquires the slugger agree to assume the balance
> of his contract, including the full $13.5 million Delgado is due next
> season. Delgado, who earned just $4 million last season, is scheduled to
> receive $14.5 million in 2007 and $16 million in 2008.
>
> The Mets could offer a big-league starting pitcher such as Steve
> Trachsel, who will make just $2.5 million next season, or the much
> younger Aaron Heilman as part of any package. An official with one of
> the teams involved said the Marlins would insist that Mets right-handed
> pitching prospect Yusmeiro Petit be part of any deal for Delgado.
>
> That could be a deal-breaker, however. The 21-year-old Petit, 9-3 at
> Double-A Binghamton last season, is considered one of the crown jewels
> of the Mets system.
>
> The Mets will receive some salary relief once their trade with San Diego
> is finalized. Mike Cameron, who was sent to the Padres for
> outfielder/first baseman Xavier Nady, is due to receive $6 million next
> season. Nady made more than $1.1 million last season. That difference is
> money that could be put toward Delgado's salary.
>
> Japanese catcher Kenji Jojima canceled his somewhat nebulous plans to
> meet with the Mets in New York and instead returned to Japan yesterday,
> citing "personal reasons."
>
> Neither Jojima's agent, Alan Nero, nor Mets executives returned
> telephone calls seeking comment. One executive with the Seattle Mariners
> said he believes Jojima went home early because he already is certain
> that he wants to play for the Mariners. However, a Mets spokesman said
> the team expects Jojima to return once his personal matters are cleared
> up.
>
> The Mets have signed left-handed reliever Matt Perisho to a minor-league
> deal and invited him to spring training. The 30-year-old Perisho, a
> veteran of eight major-league seasons, appeared in 25 major-league games
> last season, 24 with the Marlins and one with the Red Sox. ... After
> dining with Mets executives Wednesday night, free-agent closer B.J. Ryan
> stopped by Shea Stadium yesterday for a tour.
>
>
>
> Staff writer Dan Graziano contributed to this report.
>
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