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| 11th December, 2008 - 7:34 am | New York Daily News - The Mets have acquired the hard-throwing reliever J.J. Putz from the Mariners.
The deal involves three teams and sees the Mets trading seven players, including Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez and Joe Smith. The Indians have dealt Franklin Gutierrez to the Mariners.
Putz was the closer in Seattle and will set up Francisco Rodriguez on the Mets.
"All I kept on hearing on the streets of New York when I go get bagels in the morning: 'Omar, address the bullpen,'" Minaya said. "Well, to Mets fans: We've addressed the bullpen."
Putz talked to the media about the trade. "It's not the ideal situation, but having the two of us at the back of the bullpen will be pretty strong. I will not change my approach at all. I will close the game in eighth and give the ball to Frankie. The Mets organization is built to win right now and that's new for me."
Click here to read RealGM's Grading The Deal for this trade. [READ] |
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