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Manny And Baez To The Mets In A Three-Way
The report, which quoted an unnamed source close to the situation, said a third team, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, were also involved in the talks. A source who is with one of the three teams involved in the talks told the Globe that the principal scenario discussed by the teams would have the Red Sox receiving infielder/outfielder Aubrey Huff from the Devil Rays and outfielder Mike Cameron from the Mets. The Mets would receive Ramirez from the Red Sox and closer Danys Baez from the Devil Rays. Tampa Bay would receive a number of prospects, possibly from both clubs. If the Red Sox have to deal a prospect, the report said, it could be Double-A pitcher Anibal Sanchez. ''I'm not sure this thing is really going to happen, but it's definitely being discussed,'' the source told the Globe. Ramirez still has three years and $64 million left on his contract. According to the report, it is unknown if the Mets would assume the entire sum or whether Boston would assume some portion of that amount. One source stressed to the Globe that the Red Sox have additional motivation to make this deal as Ramirez will have the right after this season to veto a trade under baseball's ''10-5'' rule, which applies to players with 10 years experience, five consecutively with the same club. Earlier Friday, the New York Post reported that the Mets and Red Sox had talked Thursday about a trade for Ramirez, last year's World Series MVP. New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Snow Could Be Moved To MetsThe Mets have been eying J.T. Snow as a potential replacement for an underperforming Doug Mientkiewicz. Snow would like to stay put, though, and not just through the season. "I'd like to retire as a Giant," he said Thursday. "I'd like to play one more here at least. I'll be 38. The (baseball) labor deal is up after next year. I've already been through two long, drawn-out things, and I don't want to go through another one." A year ago, Snow said he wanted to return for 2005 knowing he might share first base with Pedro Feliz. Instead he has platooned with rookie Lance Niekro, who could be the everyday first baseman next year. Asked if he would be satisfied backing up Niekro, Snow said, "At this point in my career I probably would be." At the same time, Snow will be a free agent this winter and would listen to teams recruiting him as an everyday player. New York Mets, San Francisco Giants Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Soriano Told To Pack His Bags For Queens, Moments Later HaltedThe Alfonso Soriano talks heated up yesterday, and at one point Soriano got a call from his agent telling him to pack his bags because he was headed to the Mets. Moments later, a person who spoke with Soriano said the Rangers' second baseman got another call telling him to hold off because the deal had hit a snag. A Mets official called a Soriano deal "a long shot," and Rangers owner Tom Hicks told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he didn't intend to deal Soriano. But in spite of those public denials, which could be smoke screens designed to improve the teams' negotiating positions, it seemed clearer than ever that the Mets were working hard to get Soriano and the Rangers had decided to move him. Two baseball officials close to the talks said discussions yesterday focused on Mets right-hander Aaron Heilman and Double-A Binghampton right-hander Yusmeiro Petit, but that the Mets might prefer to deal right-hander Victor Zambrano rather than Heilman. Mets GM Omar Minaya and the rest of the front office is gathering in New York today for meetings that will last through the weekend, setting up a "war room" of sorts in advance of Sunday's 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline. New York Mets, Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Jul 2005 Archive
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According to a report by the Boston Globe posted on its Web site late Friday afternoon, the Red Sox and Mets engaged in some serious talks Friday regarding a deal that would send Manny Ramirez to the Big Apple.