Author: Media Goon @mediagoon

Looks like the Mets are starting to fill out the team.Out is Angel Pagan in a trade and in are some arms and an outfielder.

The latest signing was Frank Francisco.

The Mets and free-agent reliever Frank Francisco have agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal, according to FoxSports.com.

Michael Baron from Metsblog on Frank Francisco.

Francisco’s had an up and down career, losing his closer’s job on several occasions – and he once lost his temper with a fan in Chicago, ultimately throwing a chair at him and getting suspended. He fits the mold of a ‘closer,’ as he’s a power pitcher who records a lot of strikeouts. However, he’s erratic and wild in the strikezone, and so he can be unreliable with a questionable presence on the mound.

Steve Popper from the Bergen Record reported  that the Mets trade Angel Pagan for OF Andres Torres and reliever Ramon Martinez.

From Matt Cerrone of Metsblog.

 This is interesting. It’s like the Mets and Giants swapped outfielders and are betting each player can return to their 2010 level of production. Pagan and Torres are very, very similar players. Torres is older, but has more pop and patience at the plate (which speaks to two qualities the Mets are looking for most these days). Pagan is probably a better contact hitter, but I could retire if I had a dime for every time I heard about Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins complaining about Pagan’s demeanor last season. Both players are injury prone, yet capable of stealing 20 bases, while playing good, solid outfield defense (though the Mets say Torres is slightly more reliable in the field).

According to Adam Rubin  the Mets also are signing Jon Rauch for $3.5 million and trading for bullpen help.

The inevitable has happened and Jose Reyes is no longer a part of the NY METS organization. He took his talent to Miami.  Here’s a quick video I threw together, Some pics and videos I was able to take of Number 7.

I know Shannon will probably touch on this some more.

This transcription of the Sandy Adlerson press conference from Adam Rubin over at  ESPNNY.

Do you have confirmation Jose is definitely leaving?

Alderson: “I’ve heard what you’ve heard. I have no way of verifying that independently. We’ll see whether those rumors turn out to be true. If they are true, I think that Jose at this point is beyond where we would have been.”

You had said you weren’t sure, but you thought you’d get opportunity to match. Did that happen?

Alderson: “I’ve had several conversations with Jose’s agents over the last 72 hours or so. So from that standpoint I think that they have known where we might have been and I have known where things have gone, or at least generally speaking where things might have gone beyond that.”

In the past two or three hours have you spoken with the Reyes’ agents, the Greenbergs?

“No. I haven’t. I haven’t talked to them since this morning.”

And this morning they didn’t give you an indication they were on the verge of something?

“There was an indication to me that things were moving. Exactly how far I didn’t ask. I didn’t need to.”

Did you convey to them you’re out?

“No, I haven’t conveyed to them we are out, but I think they do understand the parameters of where we might have been.”

Did you ever make an offer?

“No.”

Why?

“Well, we talked conceptually about all the elements of a contract. So I think there was an understanding on their part of what we were talking about in a complete contractual sense. But we did not make a formal offer.”

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Shannon posted earlier how he was having a hard time trying to get a jersey customized through MLB.com.In the comments section of that post Terrence suggested:

Use Stitchess www.stitchesny.com in Queens.

They are the official stitchers of the Mets, Knicks, and Islanders. I sent an email to ask about pricing and found out its $50 to customize a jersey. That isn’t too bad if you ask me. I used to pay a lot more in the past when I had other jerseys done elsewhere.

I think I’ll bring my new 2012 Blue BP jersey, Home, and Road jerseys to get done.