Much like the zombie-ish rebirth of Darin Erstad with the White Sox, the Mets are realizing they haven’t signed any former Dodgers in the last 5 minutes. According to this story at Newsday.com,
The Mets, aware that their starting rotation is replete with questions, hope to sign one more low-cost free-agent starting pitcher, a person familiar with the situation said yesterday. Victor Zambrano, best known for being on the wrong side of a historically unpopular Mets trade, could be that low-cost free agent.
Another possibility is Aaron Sele, who went 8-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 28 games (15 starts) for the Dodgers.
Apparently their Dodger-crush only extends so far back, however.
The Mets don’t want to invest in a multi-year deal for Jeff Weaver, and they are going to miss out on free agent Tony Armas Jr., who, according to agent Fernando Cuza, is close to signing with another club. The Pirates have reportedly expressed interest in Armas. Other free-agent starters are Bruce Chen and Chan Ho Park.
Let’s see, the Mets’ former Dodger count is up to…
- Pedro Feliciano[1]
- Pedro Martinez
- Guillermo Mota
- Duaner Sanchez
- Steve Schmoll
- Paul Lo Duca
- Jose Valentin
- Shawn Green
- David Newhan
- Lino Urdaneta[1]
- Manager Willie Randolph
- Sandy Alomar, Sr.[2]
[1] In Dodgers system, so worth a 1/2 point.
[2] We had junior, so that’s worth a 1/4 point. ;)
Update
It’s official, a 1-year minor league deal.