November 18, 2007
No Torre in New York
The Mets mysteriously pulled out of the deal for Yorvit Torrealba.
After agreeing on the finances of a three-year, $14.4 million deal with the free-agent catcher Torrealba, the Mets abruptly pulled out Saturday. The team offered no explanation. The lone remaining hurdle to complete the agreement had been passing a physical.
"We do not have an agreement with Yorvit Torrealba and there are no ongoing negotiations with him or his agent," Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said.
Melvin Roman, Torrealba's agent, declined to comment.
Maybe they just came to their senses.
Yeah, I was going to say, there's nothing mysterious about not wanting to pay Yorvit Torrealba $14.4 million.
Thank God. Omar is lost at sea, fair chance he follows Willie out the door if they stumble in the Spring.
Abe, are you crazy? Omar and Willie got the Mets within a few outs of the World Series in 2006 and juuuuuust missed the playoffs last year. There hasn't been a Scott Kazmir moment yet. Sheesh, give them a break.