Putz to Mets

[MarmolMan]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081210&content_id=3712317&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym&partnerId=rss_nym

[Butterscup1679666578]

Mets loooove closers

[RammyFanny]

I like this for the Mets at first glance. Their bullpen killed them last year, so now a Putz/Rodriguez duo definitely is a makor major upgrade, even if it costed a bit much.

[B]

The back of their pen will be pretty good.

[erik316wttn]

Wow.

 

I could see Putz or K-Rod, but not both. Surely the money/resources used to get one could have been used on about 3-4 very good bullpen arms.

 

Regardless, the Mets bullpen won't be the laughingstock of baseball this year. I do think it's an overreaction, though.

[MarmolMan]

Turns out it's a 12 player deal with the Mets giving up 7.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/blog/2008/12/mets_get_putz_in_12player_deal.html

[CubbieBum]

Putz on the Mets won't last. His agent just said that Putz still considers himself as only a closer and believes he is still a top 5 to 10 one in the league.

 

"He's one of the top five or 10 closers in the game," Landis said. "No, he would not want to be a set-up man."

[17 Seconds]

Turns out it's a 12 player deal with the Mets giving up 7.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/blog/2008/12/mets_get_putz_in_12player_deal.html

 

Holy hell. A 12 player deal for a reliever?

[17 Seconds]

Putz on the Mets won't last. His agent just said that Putz still considers himself as only a closer and believes he is still a top 5 to 10 one in the league.

 

"He's one of the top five or 10 closers in the game," Landis said. "No, he would not want to be a set-up man."

 

He doesn't have a choice. He'll pitch.

[17 Seconds]

His agent needs to shut up. This came directly from Putz

 

“It’s a new challenge and I’m excited about it… I’m going to a new team that’s going to be very competitive. Francisco Rodriguez is a great closer and with Sean Green going as well, we should have a great bullpen.”

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is that 12 player trade for real? How did the Mariners get away with that?

[RynoRules]

That is an amazing haul for the M's. Great job by them.

[Schwarber Fan]

I bet the Mets pen will still suck

[CubbieBum]

I bet the Mets pen will still suck

 

If not the NL is in trouble.

[rawaction]

Yeah, M's made out in that deal. I'm surprised that's all it took for the Indians to give up Gutierrez.

[CubbieBum]

So Putz went to the Mets where does Boots go

 

 

Sorry working on no sleep

[mul21]

Can somebody post the particulars? I've been websensed on the link provided.

[Derwood]

METS GET:

(from Mariners)

J.J. Putz

RHP Sean Green

 

(from Indians)

OF Jeremy Reed

 

MARINERS GET:

(from Mets)

Aaron Heilman

Endy Chavez

Maikel Cleto

Ezequiel Carrera

Jason Vargas

Mike Carp

 

(from Indians)

Franklin Gutierrez

 

INDIANS GET:

(from Mets)

Joe Smith

 

(from Mariners)

Luis Valbuena

[UMFan83]

Who says KRod will be the closer and Putz the setup man? Putz is a better pitcher, KRod is a bigger name.

[Clem Fandango]

Who says KRod will be the closer and Putz the setup man? Putz is a better pitcher, KRod is a bigger name.

 

I seriously doubt the Mets are going to pay K-Rod $13 mil a year to be a setup man.

 

Besides, Rotoworld seems to think Putz is potentially done as a dominating reliever... and also they used some steroid undertones

 

The Mets will be praised for this, and they might even deserve it. However, Putz never did recover his best stuff after last season's elbow problems, and it's an open question of how he got his best stuff in the first place. In 2006 and 2007, he was about as dominant as any reliever in the game, amassing a ridiculous 186/26 K/BB ratio in 150 innings. However, he never showed that kind of potential in previous seasons and he didn't ever look like the same guy last season, even if he did finish with 56 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings. Odds are that the Mets are getting a very good setup man. However, he'll probably never again be the pitcher he was in 2006 and 2007 and he'll be quite expensive to keep beyond next season. He's due $5.5 million in 2009 and $9.1 million if his option for 2010 is picked up.

[bukie]

Wow, the Mets traded seven players for two relievers and an OF equivalent of Endy Chavez (who they traded away in the deal)?

 

And somehow this was a good trade for the Mets? I'd be furious if the Cubs traded seven guys for a setup man.

[mul21]

METS GET:

(from Mariners)

J.J. Putz

RHP Sean Green

 

(from Indians)

OF Jeremy Reed

 

MARINERS GET:

(from Mets)

Aaron Heilman

Endy Chavez

Maikel Cleto

Ezequiel Carrera

Jason Vargas

Mike Carp

 

(from Indians)

Franklin Gutierrez

 

INDIANS GET:

(from Mets)

Joe Smith

 

(from Mariners)

Luis Valbuena

 

Are any of the MiL guys the Mets sent worth anything?

[haubrich91]

I highly doubt the Mets would exercise Putz' $9.1M option next year. If they do, wow.

 

Nice trade for the M's, nonetheless.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'd be furious if the Cubs traded seven guys for a setup man.

 

It wasn't 7 for 1, but regardless, giving up quantity doesn't really matter to me. I don't know a single one of those players. Anybody who wants quantity from the Cubs system can go right ahead and take it.

[RynoRules]

I'd be furious if the Cubs traded seven guys for a setup man.

 

It wasn't 7 for 1, but regardless, giving up quantity doesn't really matter to me. I don't know a single one of those players. Anybody who wants quantity from the Cubs system can go right ahead and take it.

 

I thought Gutierrez is highly regarded?