Omar Minaya

GM Omar Minaya is moving at lightspeed in his pursuit of a closer. A source told Newsday that the Mets will meet with Brian Fuentes at 12:30 p.m. today and a sitdown with Trevor Hoffman will follow shortly afterward. Minaya......

Or was it a New York Strip and $46 million? Or maybe K-Rod went the surf-and-turf route. That's one of the many things I'll be trying to uncover today on what is officially DAY ONE of the winter meetings here......

Let's see if today's the day when the Mets finally close a deal for, well, a closer. After making significant progress late Monday night, it appeared that GM Omar Minaya was zeroing in on a three-year contract for Francisco Rodriguez,......

Actually, make that Queens, as a weary Mets contingent leaves Vegas at roughly 3 p.m. today. GM Omar Minaya took his morning victory lap around the halls of the Bellagio this morning after the Rule V draft and fielded a......

Mike Nichols of Metsblog.com is our guest blogger for today. The focus this offseason, rightly so, for Omar Minaya and company has been to address the pitching need that has failed to produce a playoff team in Queens the last......

Regis Courtemanche of Metsblog.com is our guest blogger for today. Derek Lowe's agent Scott Boras thinks that the Mets should spend like the thriftless Yankees recently did for A.J. Burnett, roughly $16 million per season, or $4 million more per......

In the wake of this media maelstrom over "The Yankee Years," the combustible new book from Joe Torre and Tom Verducci, don't hold your breath waiting for a similiar tome from axed Mets manager Willie Randolph. Unlike the Yankees,......

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I'm getting my affairs in order this week before heading down to Port St. Lucie. And here's where I'm going the extra mile for my loyal blog readers: While pitchers and catchers......

Now we know why the Mets' interest in Ben Sheets lasted about 48 hours. It appears that the oft-injured Sheets may have a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow that could knock him out for the 2009 season. Ouch.......

The Mets are waiting to make an official announcement on Johan Santana's status for the World Baseball Classic, but it's really been a moot point ever since he underwent surgery back in October to repair a torn meniscus in his......

The Mets will start spring training without Fernando Martinez -- position players report on Feb. 17 -- but here are some other things to look for in Port St. Lucie over the next six weeks or so. Consider this a......

Johan Santana just finished throwing 18 pitches during a relaxed bullpen session. While Santana insists nothing has been decided regarding the WBC, he also said that this is "an important year for our team and I'm an important part of......