[EmpireWF]

ESPN's Buster Olney said the Mets have been aggressively pursuing the Nat's closer today and exchanging names with their GM. This is after the Mets felt they had no chance at Gagne.

MetsBlog believes Mets prospect starter Phil Humber would be included in any deal while Lastings Milledge and Mike Pelfrey wouldn't.

[EmpireWF]

There's a rumor out there that the Mets, Diamondbacks and Nationals are working on some sort of three-way deal.