Mets and Yanks May Lose Leiter and Make Deal
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The Mets could lose one veteran left-handed pitcher to a team in their own division and another to a team in their own city. As representatives for Al Leiter negotiated a one-year contract with
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With so much swirling about the Yankees that they can&#39;t control, one issue they could was Jon Lieber. But they decided yesterday not to pick up his $8 million option for 2005.
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Unable to reach an agreement on a one-year deal that pleases both sides, Al Leiter and the Mets finally were able to come to terms on something: It&#39;s time both sides stop talking to each other and start looking elsewhere.
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Art Howe&#39;s future as the Mets manager has been the subject of scrutiny for weeks. The idea that Howe might not survive the season, let alone the remaining two years
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Get used to it, quick. The New York Mets are making a strong push to close on a deal with the marquee free-agent right-hander, with indications that a four-year guaranteed contract offer has all but delivered him.
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Randy Johnson still might wear Yankees pinstripes, but another team likely will have to step up to make the deal happen after the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out of a proposed three-way trade Tuesday.
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If the Mets had any problems with the fact that Omar Minaya had hired a career Yankee as the club&#39;s new manager, it wasn&#39;t obvious Thursday morning.
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Randy Johnson is on the verge of being traded to the Yankees as part of a three-way deal that also would include the Dodgers. A source confirmed for ESPN that the teams are close to agreement on the principal
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Al Leiter became a free agent Monday when the New York Mets declined his &#36;10.2 million option and decided to pay a &#36;2.1 million buyout.
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The Big Apple may celebrate the New Year without the Big Unit, but New York Yankees fans may not have to wait much longer. The Yankees and Diamondbacks are still working on a trade that may not be completed until next week.
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Mets left-hander Al Leiter filed provisionally for free agency Friday, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option. New York has until Nov. 15 to exercise the option or elect to pay a $2 million buyout.
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Confident their deal to acquire Randy Johnson had been finalized, top Yankees' officials headed to Florida on Tuesday to see Carlos Beltran. By the time their meeting with the star outfielder was over, the trade for the Big Unit had fallen through.
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There is a chance the Orioles could benefit from yesterday&#39;s failed three-way trade between the Yankees, Dodgers and Diamondbacks.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Al Leiter is returning to the Marlins, but Carl Pavano appears to be a goner. Leiter, a left-hander who threw the franchise&#39;s first no-hitter in 1996 and helped the team win its first World Series in 1997, signed a one-year $8 million contract Wednesday.
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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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Omar Minaya, the Mets' general manager, acknowledged that negotiations on a one-year contract with Al Leiter had stalled.