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A's Looking To Part With Zito For Milledge Or JacksonMonday's signing of Esteban Loaiza could spell the end of Barry Zito's career in Oakland, given the team's surfeit of pitching and its need for a right-handed power hitter. A's general manager Billy Beane told reporters not to jump to conclusions about Loazia's signing, saying, "I wouldn't necessarily read into it that it's a precursor to anything coming down the pike.'' Still, Zito will be a free agent after the 2006 season. Tim Hudson was entering the final year of his contract when he was traded to Atlanta in December. Zito is also the team's most expensive pitcher, at $8.5 million, though, according to Beane, under new owner Lewis Wolff, the A's will not have to move Zito in order to make room for Loaiza's salary. There might be enough money in the A's budget even to add a free-agent hitter, although not a big-ticket item such as Paul Konerko. Beane said the A's have had some talks with free-agent hitters, although nothing serious has developed yet. Chances are that the A's will need to part with Zito in order to get a top-flight young hitter such as Mets prospect Lastings Milledge or Arizona's Conor Jackson or Carlos Quentin. (Harden, Haren and Blanton are essentially off-limits when it comes to trade talks.) The Rangers also have expressed interest in Zito and they have Alfonso Soriano to offer, but Soriano is likely to earn $10 million or more in arbitration. Beane called acquiring another bat "the next order of business.'' Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Acquire Tike RedmanOutfielder Tike Redman's contract was purchased by the New York Mets on Monday from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 28-year-old Redman hit .251 in 319 at-bats last season with 20 doubles, two homers and 26 RBIs. He made his major league debut with Pittsburgh in 2000 and has a .277 career average, 15 homers and 101 RBIs in 392 games. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Sign WagnerThe Mets have landed coveted closer Billy Wagner in a four-year deal worth $43 million. The deal could be worth as much as $50 million as it includes a fifth-year option for the Mets worth $10 million. But if the team declines the option, Wagner gets a $3 million buyout which is considered part of the original $43 million deal. Two of the Mets' NL East rivals, the Phillies and Braves, also were trying to sign Wagner. Wagner, 34, was 4-3 with 38 saves and a 1.51 ERA last season for Philadelphia, which wanted to re-sign him. Wagner has 284 career saves and will be 38 at the end of the deal ? 39 if the Mets pick up his option. After spending most of his career with Houston, his two seasons with the Phillies showed the left-hander he could handle pitching in a tough city. "I think if I had an opportunity to play in New York four or five years ago, I probably wouldn't have been as receptive to it," Wagner said last week. "After the trade of going to Philadelphia and playing there, I believe that's made it that much easier to handle the media, the pressures." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Still Would Like MannyThe Mets, unsated after getting first baseman Carlos Delgado from the Marlins, still are expected to make another push for Ramirez. A year ago at these meetings, the Sox and Mets talked about a Ramirez deal, and they were at it again at the trading deadline. These meetings will be no different, although the Mets have fewer major league bodies to offer. They do, however, have outfield prospect Lastings Milledge. The Angels can expect to be engaged on this issue by the Red Sox, who also will remind the so-far-unimpressed Mariners that Ramirez really likes them. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Braves Enter Wagner DerbyThe Mets long have come in on the wrong side of their rivalry with the Braves, and now Atlanta might be making a serious run at one of the Mets' top free agent targets - closer Billy Wagner. Two baseball executives said yesterday that Braves GM John Schuerholz was planning to meet with Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow, this week. Wagner had acknowledged interest by the Braves and Red Sox when he met with New York-area reporters following a visit here last week, but noted they "have other things on their plate right now." However, a scheduled meeting is a sign that the Braves' pursuit could heat up. As one baseball executive said yesterday, "Schuerholz seems to do something every year." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Nov 2005 Archive
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