Mets Geek looked at all the small things Omar Minaya has done this off-season to shore up the Mets bench, making the case that small amounts of money were wasted on a lot of players, equaling a lot of wasted money.
Tim Redding, Freddy Garcia, Alex Cora, and Cory Sulivan cost the Mets $6.35 million according to Cot’s [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Freddy Garcia’
28 January, 2009
Small Free Agent Signings
24 January, 2009
Week in Review: 1/18 – 1/24
A lot happened over the last week, especially yesterday. Here it is:
Jeff Wilpon said that GM Omar Minaya has never expressed interest in Manny Ramirez, at least not to him. The Mets chances of signing the right handed slugger appear slim.
Jon Heyman reports that the Mets have officially put an offer on the table for Oliver Perez, and [...]
22 January, 2009
Mets Sign Freddy Garcia
The New York Daily News reports that the Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right handed pitcher Freddy Garcia. The incentive based contact could be worth upwards of $8-9 million.
TBD Spin
If he stays healthy, Garcia could be an insurance policy for the Mets to sign Ben Sheets. Garcia last pitched a full [...]
22 January, 2009
Mets look at pitching
Ken Rosenthal reports that the Mets may not be the only team interested in Oliver Perez, but says that the Cubs and Rangers are not among those teams. The Mets are looking to sign Perez, Randy Wolf, or Ben Sheets, and then add one more cheap arm like Freddy Garcia.
Concerning Garcia, Rosenthal writes that it’s [...]
20 January, 2009
(Free Agent) Wheel of Fortune
Following the Winter Meetings, the Mets made a splash in the off season, signing closer Francisco Rodriguez, and then trading for J.J. Putz. Omar Minaya saw the Mets needed fixing, and was getting it done.
Or so it seemed. Aside from the bullpen, there were still holes in the offense and starting pitching. They are still [...]
