[EmpireWF]

According to SI's Jon Heyman, the Mets are now focused on going after free-agent LHP Barry Zito. The Mets came in second in the Matsuzaka sweep-stakes by bidding about $38 Million....$8 million more than the Yanks but about $5 million less than the Red Sox.

Now it appears they're ready to go after Zito. According to Heyman, they won't give in to Scott Boras' demands of a 7-year, $100+ million contract but they may be willing to go as far as 6-years and probably in the $90 million range.

MetsBlog notes sources that say a deal for Zito would have to be around 5-years and $73 million at least.

Other options include trading for White Sox RHP Javier Vazquez or possibly free-agent RHP Gil Meche (who seems to be the darling pitcher of this free-agent class).

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Originally Posted by EmpireWF

According to SI's Jon Heyman, the Mets are now focused on going after free-agent LHP Barry Zito. The Mets came in second in the Matsuzaka sweep-stakes by bidding about $38 Million....$8 million more than the Yanks but about $5 million less than the Red Sox.

Now it appears they're ready to go after Zito. According to Heyman, they won't give in to Scott Boras' demands of a 7-year, $100+ million contract but they may be willing to go as far as 6-years and probably in the $90 million range.

MetsBlog notes sources that say a deal for Zito would have to be around 5-years and $73 million at least.

Other options include trading for White Sox RHP Javier Vazquez or possibly free-agent RHP Gil Meche (who seems to be the darling pitcher of this free-agent class).

Best news I heard all day!!! Zito through the regular season will basically assure them of the NL East. Now about Glavine who knows but hey...I feel like dancing but nowadays it's not enough to dance you gotta dance with a star right? So who shall it be? Howzabout Dana Delany? Classy older chic who lives in The Vilage...I could take the train and be there in an hour!

[MJHMarc]

Lets find out how the story ends.

We've already heard this exciting beginning.

[firefrozen]

i have to say i feel like dancing too. Zito is a great young arm that can fill in and later compliment pedro. With the addition of zito the mets rotation would be much stabler and threatening than with a six man rotation that the mets were using for part of '06.