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Baseball Musings
December 10, 2008
Spanning the Country

A coast to coast deal is in the works between the Mariners, Indians and Mets:

The Indians are reportedly involved in a three-team trade with the Mariners and Mets. The Mets would receive closer J.J. Putz from Seattle to set-up newly-signed closer Francisco Rodriguez.

As for the Indians, they would send outfielder Franklin Gutierrez and minor leaguers to the Mariners for infielder Luis Valbuena. They would also receive Mets right-hander Joe Smith.

But that's not all:

The Mets would receive Putz, outfielder Jeremy Reed and right-hander Sean Green from Seattle. The Mariners would receive Gutierrez from the Tribe and Aaron Heilman, outfielder Endy Chavez and first baseman Matt Capps from the Mets.

If it goes down, this one will take a while to sort out. I wonder if Putz is really ready to assume the setup role? This makes C.J. Wilson the only AL West closer left.

Update: It's a done deal:

From the Mets' perspective, the deal is Heilman and Smith for Putz. Chavez and Reed are simply an exchange of backup outfielders, Smith and Green are an exchange of right-handed groundball specialists.

Posted by David Pinto at 11:14 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
Comments

I think its Mike Carp not Matt Capps that the Mets are giving up. Mike Carp is a 22 year old 1B prospect who played in AA for the Mets last year. I'll be glad for him to get a shot for the Mariners - who played Miguel Cairo at 1B last year.

I certainly like the deal from the Mets' perspective. I know Putz was off his peak last year relative to the previous two years, but if the health problems he had last year are done he seems like a good bet to be a strong set up guy. The Mets aren't giving up a lot here (although Endy Chavez will be missed for sentimental reasons).

Posted by: Chris at December 10, 2008 11:46 PM
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