The Mets avoided arbitration with reliever Aaron Heilman, signing him to a $1.2 million, one-year deal while several other players exchanged figures with the club. Outfielder Endy Chavez submitted a figure of $2.075 million to the Mets' $1.725 million; newly acquired outfielder Ryan Church asked for $2.45 million while the team offered $1.75 million; reliever Pedro Feliciano asked for $1.2 million, $400,000 more than the figure submitted by the team; pitcher Oliver Perez submitted a figure of $6.5 million while the Mets offered $4.725 million; and reliever Jorge Sosa asked for $2.75 million while the team proposed $1.7 million.