Mets come to terms with Pagan for $3.5M

Arbitration avoided.

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Yay!

by SuperT on Jan 31, 2011 6:25 PM EST reply actions

Party Time!

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by R_Adragna on Jan 31, 2011 6:47 PM EST reply actions 5 recs

LOL

We need a schoolbus like that. Rec’d.

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by MookieTheCat on Jan 31, 2011 7:38 PM EST up reply actions

Hyphy movement for the win.

RIP Mac Dre

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"We don’t listen to the hype. I don’t think we ever have. We really take after our coach and he says ‘When you win, say little. When you lose, say less.'"--Tom Brady

The 2011 New York Mets: At least we don't have Omar and Jerry anymore

by R_Adragna on Jan 31, 2011 7:57 PM EST up reply actions

if only wilpons could aford a school bus

fire quinn/ free plax/get nnamdi

by espnsucks on Jan 31, 2011 9:03 PM EST up reply actions

Sums it up.

Ghost ride ya whip

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by The Duda Bides on Feb 1, 2011 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

Fangraphs Value

2009 – 3.0 WAR in 88 games ($13.4 million)
2010 – 4.9 WAR in 151 games ($19.6 million)

YEAAAAAHH!

by TheBigStapler on Jan 31, 2011 7:28 PM EST reply actions

It was a good deal for everyone

IIRC he was subject to arbitration, and his ask was slightly above this. Is that right? Either way this is very good news.

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by MookieTheCat on Jan 31, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions

Yep

Just celebrating how awesome he is.

by TheBigStapler on Jan 31, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions

Is naice!!!

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by blueandorange4life on Jan 31, 2011 7:39 PM EST reply actions

BEST NEWS...EVER!!!!!!!!!

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jan 31, 2011 9:25 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

The Mets are win.

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by JoeBighead on Jan 31, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

mets are win?

sir….you just earned a rec

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jan 31, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions

And Pagan for sure being a unit for at least the next 2 years means we should be relatively strong offensively. What will happen with Beltran and Reyes no one knows but this year would be a great one for a Duda or Fmart to try to win confidence for a cornerspot in 2012 or late this year if they move Beltran and at least keep Reyes with a patchwork starting staff at around 125 million. I think this team can hold it down enough to be entertaining this year and then see the Matt Harvey, Mejia, Mets in ’12.

by The real Julio from Paterson on Jan 31, 2011 10:17 PM EST reply actions

If I see Harvey anywhere near the bigs in '12

I’m gonna flip out. I understand peoples enthusiasm but he hasn’t even stepped on a professional minor league mound yet.

by Wright of passage on Feb 1, 2011 1:02 AM EST up reply actions

And he's still a bargain...

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 1, 2011 12:39 AM EST reply actions

Players who are good at everything but don't have a signature skill

often get stiffed in the arb process. Excellent deal for the Mets. I’m a little surprised Pagan settled.

Did Niese get his contract settled for 2011?

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Damn You, Manuelllllllllllllllllllllll!!!

by Jack Str on Feb 1, 2011 4:54 AM EST reply actions

He's only got 1+ years of service time.

He’s an indentured servant for 2011 and 2012.

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by Steve Schreiber on Feb 1, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

wish we would have signed him for 2 years

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by Rickfansince76 on Feb 1, 2011 7:42 AM EST reply actions

Why 2 years?

You’re not saving any money signing him for 2 years since that’d only cover his last 2 seasons of arbitration. Teams sign guys to multi year contracts (like Dickey) so that they can cover the first year or so of free agency. The Mets would’ve had to lock him in for 3 years to do that. That probably wouldn’t be a terrible thing but why take the risk that 2010 was somehow a fluke or that he gets hurt and misses a lot of time in 2011/2012?

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by Steve Schreiber on Feb 1, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions

Well, we could conceivably save a bit of money by signing him for two years

If you give him a second year now, then you’re on the hook if he falls apart, but if he plays like a star this year, he doesn’t get a huge arbitration raise.

by psiogen on Feb 1, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions

That's true but

the difference between saving money on his last arbitration year and saving money on his first free agent year is likely to be pretty big. I think the point is to keep the flexibility since there still are some questions about Pagan (not that I’m questioning his 2010 but why lock yourself in when you don’t have to unless you’re absolutely sure about the player).

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by Steve Schreiber on Feb 1, 2011 5:20 PM EST up reply actions