Fuentes's Agents Make Mets Offer (Rocky Mountain News)

Per sir Tracy Ringolsby:

The agents for Rockies closer and free agent Brian Fuentes reportedly put a four-year, $44 million proposal on the table to the Mets. Executives with Cleveland and St. Louis indicated they would be interested only in a one-year or two-year deal.

Knock that down to three years at the same annual salary and I'm a buyer. Sure as hell beats five years and $75 million for Francisco Rodriguez.

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Hell, I'm down w/this...except for the four year part.

I don’t like his age (35) and then signing him for a guaranteed four years. I do like his stats though.

Two years in a row, his ERA has declined – 3.44, 3.08, 2.73 (good)
2008 ERA: 2.73 (very good)
SVO:SV – 34:30 (very, very good)
SO:BB – 82:22(about a 4:1 ratio – “sho nuff”)

I’d like to see how many of those saves came in Coors Field as opposed to on the road. The more saves he got in Coors Field, the more impressed I’d be considering the balls ability to launch off of the bat like the Space Shuttle out of Cape Canaveral.

" Well, ain't it a small world, spiritually speaking. Pete and Delmar just been baptized and saved. I guess I'm the only one that remains unaffiliated. "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Nov 7, 2008 12:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

agree with all of that

somehow I didn’t realize Fuentes was 35. I’m not sure whether I’m more nervous that A) Omar will stick to his guns on the number of years and lose out to somebody else who’s willing to go four, or B) Omar will agree to the extra year like he did with Pedro and Fuentes won’t be any good by the end of the contract.

by JoshNY on Nov 7, 2008 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Fuentes is 33

http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fuentbr01.shtml

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Nov 7, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Spit!!!

good catch CPP.

I guess my math skills (or lack thereof) was the reason for me getting a B in microeconomics vice an A.

Well then, his age really isn’t a large problem at all. Anyone know if he’s had any major health issues?

" Well, ain't it a small world, spiritually speaking. Pete and Delmar just been baptized and saved. I guess I'm the only one that remains unaffiliated. "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Nov 7, 2008 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs