Late last night a deal went down that sent dominant closer JJ Putz from the Mariners to the Mets in a 12 player 3 team deal which gave Seattle oodles of young talent to build off of, the Indians really didnt get much, and the Mets solved their other problem, middle relief.
I can honestly say that the Mets are my early favorite to come out of the NL and especially if they can add another starter to their rotation. I really think thats the only thing that missing now because they have bought all the parts to make a World Series team. Think about a night like this one.... Johan Santana starts the game goes seven innings then gives the ball to Putz, then finally K-Rod finishes them off. That is one of the scariest baseball thoughts know to man.
Putz obviously will not be the closer but he is an almost more important role as the guy to bridge the gap to K-Rod, occasionally he gets a shot at save if K-Rod has been pitching too much. I think you will Putz have much success in New York being the 8th inning guy.
Something tells me that the Mets are not stopping here.
-Charlie.
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