Mets acquire El Duque from Arizona
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The pitching-thin Mets acquired Orlando Hernandez from Arizona on Wednesday, welcoming El Duque back to New York and hoping he can help them now &amp;#151; and maybe later, when even more is at stake.
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Steven Register, who led the minor leagues in saves last season, joined the Mets in by way of the Rule 5 draft, meaning he must make the 25-man roster or be offered back to the Rockies.
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The Anaheim Angels have reportedly traded outfielder Jose Guillen to the Washington-bound Expos in exchange for outfielder Juan Rivera and a prospect.
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com. It was Willie Randolph&#39;s pedigree and his willingness to form a partnership with Omar Minaya that led the Mets general manager to choose him as the club&#39;s new manager late Wednesday night.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. The Texas Rangers today reached a one-year, five (M) million dollar contract with right fielder Richard Hidalgo. Hidalgo split last season between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez could soon receive a contract offer from the Mets that is competitive with the one he has already received from Boston.
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The New York Mets rode the strong pitching of Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez to a 7-0 road victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.
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The Mets are close to signing Pedro MartÃ­nez to a four-year contract for $56 million, according to a person involved in the negotiations.
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Washington Nationals ace Livan Hernandez was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday for a pair of minor league pitchers.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Mets on Friday  claimed outfielder Ron Calloway off waivers from the Washington  Nationals.
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - It looks as if Pedro Martinez is about to become a member of the New York Mets. The Boston Herald reported Monday afternoon that Martinez has agreed to a four- year, $56 million
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The Major League Baseball franchise scheduled to move to Washington completed a trade for troubled Anaheim outfielder Jose Guillen today, giving up outfielder Juan Rivera in return.
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The Mets would like to make at least one more big addition this winter, but yesterday they made moves involving some players already in-house.
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With the top free agent pitcher, former Red Sox Pedro Martinez , already in tow, the New York Mets have reached a preliminary agreement with the other top free agent prize of the offseason, outfielder Carlos Beltran .
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez reportedly agreed Monday to join the New York Mets. According to the Boston Herald, Martinez reached terms with the Mets on a four-year, $56-million US guaranteed contract.
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Wally Backman was hired as Arizona&#39;s manager, taking over a team coming off one of the worst seasons in major-league history. A former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity, Backman
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In the end, timing and tenacity played key roles in Carlos Beltran signing with the wannabe New York Mets instead of the perennial champion New York Yankees.