It's been pretty busy in Mets world recently. Last week we had the introduction of our new skipper and then that was followed by the Thanksgiving Holiday, so its normal to miss news that was very important to the Mets. In the Mets world, of course, the major news was the Mets offering Pedro Feliciano arbitration (which I'll admit even surprised me), and that Sandy is open to trading Jose Reyes if he is offered a boatload (which is always a good idea to keep your options open). There were several moves that happened last week, or were finalized in the last week, that really impact both the free agent market and the trade market going into the winter meetings, which are right around the corner (sources are from combing through MLB Trade Rumors):
The major player to drop off the market this week was Victor Martinez who received a 4 year 50 million dollar contract from the Tigers. Martinez was previously with the Red Sox.
Jon Garland is off the free agent market. He's wearing Dodger blue now.
Javier Vazquez is off the free agent market after signing a one year contract (7 million) with the Marlins. This is an effort for Javier to raise his value next season, assuming he has a bounce back year with the Marlins.
No more Raul Valdes. He signed a minor league contract with the Cards.
Dontrelle Willis also signed a minor league deal. He's now with the Reds.
Zach Duke is now on the Diamondbacks, well sort of. He was traded for a player to be name later, although he has to have his deal renegotiated for the 2011 season. The Diamondbacks are saying if they can't get a deal near what he was paid in 2011, then they will non-tender him.
All of the above was with a shortened week with Thanksgiving, so I expect this week to be more interesting.
