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Familar Faces in New Places

The Atlanta Journal Constitution recently ran a list of former Braves who have signed free agent deals of some manner this offseason (link via Talking Chop). I thought it'd be fun to do the same for the Mets. Feel free to fill in any I might have missed. I only counted players who signed free agent deals, so players who agreed to terms but were not actually free agents (like Alex Escobar) were excluded. I *did* include players who were invited to camp without even a minor league deal (NRIs).

Bruce Chen (2001-2002): Signed a minor league deal with the Rangers
Octavio Dotel (1999): Signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Royals
Shawn Estes (2002): Signed minor league deal with the Padres
Cliff Floyd (2003-2006): Signed guaranteed one-year deal worth $3 million (possible two-year, $17.5 million) with the Cubs
Geremi Gonzalez (2006): Signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays
Richard Hidalgo (2004): Signed a minor league deal with the Astros
Gary Matthews Jr. (2002): Signed a five-year, $55 million with the Angels
Doug Mientkiewicz (2005): Signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Yankees
Darren Oliver (2006): Signed one-year, $1.75 million deal with the Angels, which includes a team option for 2008
Rey Ordonez (1996-2002): Non-roster invitee with the Mariners
Jay Payton (1998-2002): Signed a two-year, $9.5 million deal with the Orioles
Timo Perez (2000-2003): Non-roster invitee with the Tigers
Mike Piazza (1998-2005): Signed a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Athletics
Todd Pratt (1997-2001): Non-roster invitee with the Yankees
Desi Relaford (2001): Signed a minor league deal with the Rangers
Mike Stanton (2003-2004): Signed a two-year, $5.5 million deal with the Reds
John Thomson (2002): Signed a one-year, $500,000 deal with the Blue Jays
Steve Trachsel (2001-2006): Signed one-year, $3 million contract with the Orioles
Tyler Walker (2002): Signed a minor league deal with the Giants
David Weathers (2002-2004): Signed a two-year, $5 million deal with the Reds
Preston Wilson (1998): Signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Cardinals
Chris Woodward (2005-2006): Signed a one-year, $850,000 deal with the Braves
Victor Zambrano (2004-2006): Signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays