Torrealba Deal Falls Apart
(moved from diaries. --eric)
The Mets' negotiations with Yorvit Torrealba collapsed on Saturday and the free-agent catcher will not be headed to Shea for next season after all.The two sides already had agreed on a three-year contract worth $14.4-million and it appeared that the only remaining holdup to an official announcement was a physical. But a person familiar with the situation said Saturday that the Torrealba deal was dead and the team confirmed it.
"The Mets did not reach an agreement with Yorvit Torrealba," Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said, "and there are no current negotiations.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1117aa,0,6599370.story
WTF? What do we do now?
UPDATE [6:53pm by Eric]: My off-the-cuff and totally unconfirmed theory is that the Mets made it clear to Torrealba fairly late in the game that he wouldn't strictly be the starting catcher and that he would be expected to split time with Ramon Castro. Despite the Mets offering more money and years than anyone else, Torrealba got cold feat at the last minute, preferring to be the de facto starting catcher elsewhere for less guaranteed money or years.
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Whatever
At first I was happy to see them going after younger players, plus I wanted LoDuca outta here, but honestly, I think Minaya could do better on the trade market.
Try to expand any deal for pitching to include a caddy for Castro.
I saw a rumor that Minnesota was interested in Gomez. Maybe package Gomez with someone else for Garza and Redmond? I know they're not sexy names, but they're solid ballplayers.
by SQUAD on Nov 17, 2007 9:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was to much money for a career .251 hitter
Heard reports that lo duca was talking with rockies, wonder how all that is going to go down now.
by sincethebeginning on Nov 17, 2007 9:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
True
Not much quality out there. The Mets would be better off signing a backup and investing the money saved on Zone Chefs for Castro.
by SQUAD on Nov 17, 2007 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
young catching
by anonymous on Nov 17, 2007 10:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
salty available?
i guess that makes sense, given that rangers management consists of a pack of monkeys.
by gogomets on Nov 19, 2007 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it surprised me too
by anonymous on Nov 19, 2007 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard rumors
by NewMet5 on Nov 18, 2007 11:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lucky Met fans
by dorothmmy on Nov 19, 2007 11:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah I'm so looking forward to
by DoctorK16 on Nov 20, 2007 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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