New York Mets News

Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.

David Wright, is one of the best third basemen in the game of baseball.A The New York Mets are lucky to have a player like him, but he still has his flaws.

John Maine has been injury riddled for most of the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but the Mets do need to make a decision on whether he fits into their plans for the starting rotation in 2010.

The Mets do not plan to pick up reliever J.J. Putz's option for 2010. The Mets have told reliever J.J. Putz they are unlikely to pick up his $9.1 million option for 2010, his agent said Friday.

As if a Yankees-Phillies World Series wasn't cringe-inducing enough for the Mets, a look ahead to the NL East next season offers little solace.

J.J. Putz, one of the prized relievers on the trade market when the Mets acquired him last winter, should soon be a free agent.

The Mariners have claimed right-handed pitcher Yusmeiro Petit off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Is there anything definitive about the Mets' plans for Carlos Delgado? I heard that the Brewers would have interest in him if they planned to trade Prince Fielder.

More than any other hitter available on the free agent market, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez would be a perfect fit in the Mets lineup.A Due to salary limitations, San Diego will likely not be able to afford re-signing him when his contract ends after the end of the 2011 season.A Former Padre GM Kevin Towers speculates that Gonzalez will be traded.

Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur yesterday had the long-planned surgery to repair a torn collateral ligament in his left thumb, an injury he suffered making a diving catch Aug.

Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur had surgery Monday to repair a torn thumb ligament.

As I had mentioned in my previous post, it has been nearly a year since the Mets acquired J.J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a bevy of players.

This year's Yankees-Phillies World Series has generated much awkwardness for transplanted New York Mets fans living in Philadelphia, such as myself.

Last offseason, I started writing a series of columns that profiled each member of the Mets bullpen and analyzed their performance in the previous season.

Sometimes it is tough to be a Mets fan, isna TMt it?A You sit and you watch other teams, both big market and small, call up player after player from their minor league system who step foot on a major league diamond and instantly make an impact.A Some of these players they had a chance to draft like Jered Weaver and Phil Hughes in 2004 .

Aroldis Chapman is on the radar for the pitching-starved New York Mets. Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman met the Mets at Citi Field Friday as part of his tour with agent Edwin Mejia to find a team for the 21-year-old lefthander.

With a number of player personnel moves yet to come, the Mets are nearly finished revamping the staffs with that will work with their players next season.

Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News is reporting that the New York Mets are close to naming former minor league manager and Arizona Diamondbacks base coach, Chip Hale, as their new third base coach.

A After going through a horrific, injury-plagued 2009 campaign, the New York Mets head in this winter's Hot Stove with many questions and seemingly too few answers.

It's been a tough couple years to be a Mets fan but then to add insult to injury we've got a World Series matchup between our two biggest enemies , the Yankees and the Phillies.