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 It's Day 4 at the winter meetings and all eyes are on Mark Teixeira. Keep it here for the latest news and notes from Ken Rosenthal, Gerry Fraley and Ed Price. (All times ET) |
UPDATED 3:47 a.m. — Sources: Braves offer Burnett 4-year deal
The Braves, according to two sources, have not offered Burnett five guaranteed years, contrary to what FOXSports.com reported on Wednesday, citing a different source.
The team's offer is for four years with an easily attainable vesting option for a fifth year, the sources said. The total value, if the option were vested, would be approximately $80 million over five years. Full story ...
1:11 a.m. — Does anybody want SS Wilson?
Poor Jack Wilson remains a walking trade rumor.
The Pirates are still working to move Wilson, their shortstop since 2001. The Dodgers remain a possibility if free agent Rafael Furcal signs with another club. The Astros would become another option if they traded shortstop Miguel Tejada, but sources say the chances of such a deal happening are extremely slim.
UPDATED 1:06 a.m. — Is Putz getting set up?
J.J. Putz does not want to be a setup man, according to his agent, Craig Landis, but his change in roles could lead to him becoming a free agent one year earlier.
Putz is signed for $5.5 million next season. The Mets will assume his $9.1 million club option for 2010, and that option could increase to a maximum of $9.6 million if Putz meets all of his appearance-based incentives.
Even a high-revenue club such as the Mets would balk at paying a setup man more than $9 million, so the team easily could decline his option. Signing Putz long-term would be unlikely; he probably would not to remain a setup man, and Francisco Rodriguez is set for the next three seasons at closer.
The Mets acquired Putz from the Mariners earlier Wednesday as part of a three-team deal that also included the Indians, according to major-league sources. Full story ...
Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: December 11, 2008
