Dec. 20: Mets contingent heading home
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The Mets’ delegation had productive talks with Scott Boras and Barry Zito, which is to say they’ll talk again. In case Zito falls through, or to give Boras something to think about, they also spoke with the agents for Mark Mulder and Jeff Suppan.
The Rangers say they have not offered Zito a $100-million package, but that doesn’t mean they won’t later. The Mets’ parameters are five years and $73 million. After talking with Boras they could bump that up, but by how much we don’t know yet.
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I'm comfortable with either of these two alternatives but would prefer Suppan given he'd be available for the full season and as far as we know, is healthy. With Pedro out until the latter part of the year, and Mota not available for the first 50 games, plus Sanchez coming back from shoulder surgery, can the Mets really afford to gamble on another pitcher not available from the get-go?
To Anon (RE: Taking a chance with damaged goods)
You mean Mulder, and you have a point. The Mets have little margin for error when it comes to pitching, but with Mulder you'd probably get him for a decent contract loaded with incentives. That means a minimal risk, so I'd think about that.