J.J. Putz News

Hey GREAT news, Mets fans. The team will go with a new pinstripe jersey that is a combination of retro and current workings.

Reliever Aaron Heilman has been acquired by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects.

The Mets have talked a good game about spending money and retooling this offseason.

With Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff officially out of the picture, Tigers Insider Steve Kornacki said general manager Dave Dombrowski should now focus his attention on the Tigers' bullpen -- specifically free agent relievers Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon.

Though he batted a mere .256 with no homers, 15 doubles, 17 RBIs and 17 runs scored during a 58-game stint with Brooklyn the summer before last, Davis has since emerged as perhaps the top position player in the Mets' Minor League system.

The Mets. Injuries. Fans. What does this mean? In 2009, the Mets had their first losing season in 4 years, despite starting the season as one of baseballs premiere teams.

Late in the season, young Mets fan Jack Esposito holds up a poster to support his team for next year.

Mets general manager Omar Minaya talks to reporters this week during the GM meetings in Chicago.

Jason Beck, in a post to his blog for MLB.com , says that free-agent J.J. Putz could be interested in joining the Tigers.

Who do you want in left field next season? Metstradamus 11 Friday, November 06, 2009 "All I kept on hearing in the streets of New York when you go get bagels in the morning was, 'Omar, please address the bullpen.' Well, to all you Mets fans, we've addressed the bullpen." -Omar Minaya 12/11/2008 The only thing missing from that speech was a ...

Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.

Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.

The Mets' offseason to-do list has one more entry and their roster has one less.

Twins get Hardy from Brewers: The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process.

Former All-Star relief pitcher J.J. Putz will become a possibility for the Detroit Tigers if the New York Mets opt against picking up his $8.6 million salary for next season.

The Mets have told reliever J.J. Putz that they are likely to decline his $8.6 million option for 2010 and buy him out for $1 million instead, his agent said yesterday.

Former closer J.J. Putz was regarded as the big piece in last year's 12-player megadeal between the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians, a swap that is looking more and more favorable for Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik.

Will Hernandez of Mets Fans Forever mulls over what the team should do with J.J. Putz , and what to do without him.

Last offseason, I started writing a series of columns that profiled each member of the Mets bullpen and analyzed their performance in the previous season.

I've been a Mets fan for 40 years. Looking back at 1969 and '86 with Donn Clendenon and Keith Hernandez suggests that a productive and defensively-skilled first baseman is what it takes to have a contending team.