According to Nick Cafardo via Twitter, the Mets are interested in Red Sox RP Alfredo Aceves. After closing and converting 25 saves for the Sox in 2012, Aceves began the 2013 as a starter replacing the John Lackey in the rotation for the first but relationships between him and the Red Sox front office soured as the season went on. In July, Aceves claimed he was suffering from some sort of injury that was unknown to manager John Farrell. The controversy led him to be outrighted to AAA and placed on the 7 day DL for the remainder of the season. In his 11 appearances last season Aceves was 4-1 with a 4.86 ERA and a near 1:1 K to BB ratio.
(Sounds like another version of Frank Francisco if you ask me. As with Chris Young, if you can sign him to a minor league deal then fine bring him on board. However, anything more then that is not worth the possible headache considering the large number of young pitchers we have now and in AAA that can contribute.)
According to CBS Sports John Heyman, SS Jhonny Peralta was spotted in Orlando, Florida and the team secretly met with the free agent to discuss his interest in joining the Mets. However Buster Olney, via Twitter, reported yesterday that the shortstop's representatives are apparently seeking a 3 year deal for $45M or more.
(Aye aye aye....$15M a season is up on the high side for Peralta and could be too rich for my blood. Alderson would be wise to wait it out and see how the market responds to Peralta's demands. We have to remember that the longer Stephen Drew sits on the market the more his price will be hurt by the Qualifying Offer he received. No need to panic here, continue being patient.)
The Milwaukee Brewers seem to have changed their stance and are now interested in bringing back 1B Corey Hart for the 2014 season. At this point in time, John Heyman believes, that the Brewers prefer to sign the free agent rather than give up the pieces needed to trade for 1B Ike Davis. The Houston Astros do not seem to be a fit either as a potential trade partner. However, Metsblog's Anthony Vazzano via Mike Francesca, caught wind of discussions between the Mets and the Baltimore Orioles surrounding a trade centered around OF Nick Markakis.
(Yes!! This is where releasing who your meeting with and how many teams are interested in helps out tremendously. Here we are at the beginning of the off-season thinking Davis had 0 trade value. Then we hear about a potential Davis for Aoki swap, then its Davis for Fowler, all of a sudden 5 teams are interested, and now his price tag has been driven up so much that we're talking about Markakis, a consistent .290 avg, 15 HR, strong armed former Gold Glover OF who is coming off a "bad" season which he still hit .271.)
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It's not a knock on Davis's trade value, the Brewers will likely keep Hart and Singleton is going to be the 1B in Houston.
Peralta is worth about $12M per year and I think the Mets will eventually get him for that.
Markakis would be a decent option to play RF and hit 2nd, but I hope it doesn't cost the Mets too much in talent and I'd like to see the O's pick up $3-5M.
Buster Olney is reporting that his "sources" indicate Peralta is looking for "huge" money. He says that Peralta is seeking "much" more than three years and $45MM. If true, I'd wait and see how the trade market develops as well as for Peralta to get his head out of the clouds and get real. To me, Peralta is worth about $10 million per year, but if other alternqatives were to disappear, I'd probably go as high as $12 million. (3 years/$36 million)
It seems to me very unusual that a player would be at the GM Meetings, and also that an owner would be there too. I wonder if Jeff attended Alderson's meeting with Peralta. Could Peralta's outrageous requirement ("much more than three years and $45MM") be a result of getting a high offer from the Mets and trying to use it to milk the market?
Peralta can say whatever he wants to at this point and I frankly think some of this is based on the fact that his "secret" meeting with the Mets was exposed.
I don't think he is going to get more than $15mil for 3-yrs., but if he does, it will be if he first waits until Drew signs and rides the tail of that signing.
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