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The first intriguing deadline of the baseball off-season is nearly upon us. By midnight Tuesday, teams must decide whether to offer arbitration to their Type A or B free agents .

The Mets declined to offer arbitration to free-agent first baseman Carlos Delgado.

The Mets did not offer arbitration to their two Type B free agents, Carlos Delgado and Fernando Tatis, and thus will not receive compensatory draft picks if either player signs elsewhere.

New York Mets' backup infielder Alex Cora will be spending 2010 at Citi Field. Infielder Alex Cora , a clubhouse leader who played with torn ligaments in both thumbs before having late-season surgeries, is returning to the Mets in 2010.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Minor league outfielder Desmond Jennings and pitchers Jeremy Hellickson and Alexander Torres have been added to the Tampa Bay Rays' 40-man roster.

The 2010 MLB free agent market has many players including many former New York Mets.A Here is an in-depth look at the fielders.A This is Part 1.A There will be a pitchers one in the near future.

The Yankees' Andy Pettitte and the Mets' Fernando Tatis have become the final players to file for free agency this year.

Andy Pettitte filed for free agency Thursday, the final day of the 15-day window following the World Series.

Eds: APNewsNow. With BC-BBOFree Agents, List NEW YORK The Yankees' Andy Pettitte and the Mets' Fernando Tatis have become the final players to file for free agency this year.

Elmer Dessens, the veteran right-handed pitcher who evolved into a serviceable reliever for the Mets last season, has filed for free agency.

I have to say I have virtually no faith in this front-office and ownership to do what needs to be done.

The filing period for Free Agents to begin negotiating with their incumbent teams has begun with the end of the World Series.

Who would you like to see put in a weather balloon to float away? Metstradamus 11 Sunday, October 25, 2009 What Have You Learned is our very special off-season series that will outline what you've learned, what I've learned, and hopefully what the 2009 Mets have learned about themselves, others, and 2010.

Houston 1, NY Mets 4 NY Mets Bottom 5th - - Pat Misch grounded out second to first to end the inning.

The Mets started a pattern following the break, that they didn't stray much from often - losing games early in series and salvaging games either pitched by their best pitcher or mailed in by their opponents.

New York Mets' Jeff Francouer is congratulated by teammates in the dugout on his two-run home run against the Houston Astros in the sixth inning of a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Oct.

Pat Misch pitched five solid innings before his outing was cut short by a long rain delay and the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Saturday.

Jeff Francoeur's two-run homer in the sixth put the Mets in front for good, and New York defeated Houston, 7-1, to begin a season-ending three-game series at Citi Field.

Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey hopes to finish 2009 on a positive note. WASHINGTON - One outing can't redeem Mike Pelfrey 's season.

On Monday night, Mets starter Nelson Figueroa pitched well enough to get a win, but he ended up with a loss for the fifth consecutive start, falling, 2-1, to the Nationals.