Update 6:12pm:Looks like everyone spoke a little too soon this morning. So it didn't happen over the weekend, however by early afternoon today, Oliver Perez had agreed to a 3 year $36 million contract with the New York Mets. According to Joel Sherman of The Post, a lengthier deal was floated around at a lower annual value, but Perez decided to go with the shorter contract as it will allow him to enter back into free agency at the age of 30.
Now if we go by Adam Rubin's payroll computation, and factor in Oliver's annual average salary, the Mets have a 2009 payroll of approximately $133 million. That is $10 million lower than last years total, leading some to believe the team may add one more piece. Guess who everyone is asking for? That's right, and "The Manny-acs" will be out in full force again this Thursday outside of SNY's studios during a live broadcast of their Mets Hot Stove program (and just like last time, Priced Out of the Citi will be there to cover the event).
Personally I think that $10 million is much better spent on an incentive laden contract for Ben Sheets. We all know Manny Ramirez is one of the greatest right-handed hitters of all time, and a serious upgrade to any ballclub. However based on calculations by highly touted sabermatricians, the offense projects to be more than fine this upcoming season without him. A rotation of Santana, Sheets, Perez, Pelfrey, and Maine would be one of the best in the NL, and with tons of depth should someone go down. With that kind of rotation, the offensive upgrade doesn't become a necessity. I think most fans would feel very confident going into Spring Training with our club.
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How about that weekend deadline?
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