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2011 Analysis: Bobby Parnell

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Joe Janish

Remember when Bobby Parnell was a young fireballer who looked like he might be the Mets’ closer of the future? We figured he’d take a career path similar to that of J.J. Putz, Brad Lidge, or Jonathan Broxton: he’d eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in 11-12 Offseason, 2011 Mets Evaluations | Tagged bobby parnell, jj putz, jonathan broxton, manny acosta | 1 Comment

Monday Meetings Recap

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Joe Janish

A quick recap of what happened at the baseball winter meetings in Orlando, Florida on Sunday / Monday. – Adrian Gonzalez was officially traded to the Red Sox – Jayson Werth signed a 7-year, $126M deal with the Nationals – … Continue reading →

Posted in 10-11 Offseason | Tagged aaron harang, adrian gonzalez, george steinbrenner, jayson werth, jj putz, lance berkman, marvin miller, pat gillick, shaun marcum | 1 Comment

Diamondbacks Trade Reynolds, Sign Mora and Putz

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Joe Janish

The Arizona Diamondbacks had a busy day in Disney, trading slugging third baseman Mark Reynolds to the Orioles, signing former Met Melvin Mora to take his place at the hot corner, and also agreeing to terms with another former Met, … Continue reading →

Posted in 10-11 Offseason | Tagged david hernandez, diamondbacks, jj putz, kam mickolio, mark reynolds, melvin mora, orioles | Comments Off

Will White Sox Want K-Rod?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Joe Janish

Yesterday was the non-tendering deadline, and as a result one of the biggest names to hit the free-agent market was White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. This leaves the ChiSox without a legitimate 9th-inning man, since J.J. Putz is also a … Continue reading →

Posted in 10-11 Offseason | Tagged bobby jenks, francisco rodriguez, jj putz, k-rod, ken williams, ozzie guillen, white sox | 7 Comments

2010 Analysis: Sean Green

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Joe Janish

Remember when the Mets traded Endy Chavez, Aaron Heilman, Joe Smith, Jason Vargas, Ezequiel Carrera, and Maikel Cleto in return for Sean Green and two other Seattle Mariners? Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? Green was supposed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Mets Evaluations | Tagged aaron heilman, endy chavez, jason vargas, jeremy reed, jj putz, joe smith, kelvim escobar, ryota igarashi, sean green | 3 Comments

Reactions to the Putz Affair

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Joe Janish

The fallout from J.J. Putz’s comments about his injured elbow has been substantial — seemingly everyone has an opinion on who was right, wrong, negligent, distrustful, unbecoming, irresponsible, and so forth. Two reactions in particular struck a chord with me … Continue reading →

Posted in 09-10 Offseason | Tagged bob sikes, david lennon, jj putz | 8 Comments

No Physical for JJ Putz

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Joe Janish

While being interviewed by Chuck Garfien on Comcast Chicago (hat tip to MetsBlog), J.J. Putz admitted that he had bone spur in his elbow long before his trade from the Mariners to the Mets, the Mets were aware of it, … Continue reading →

Posted in 09-10 Offseason | Tagged jason bay, jj putz, mariners, red sox | 9 Comments

Putz and Kendall Sign

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Joe Janish

J.J. Putz agreed to terms with the White Sox on a one-year, $3M contract plus incentives. Heck, at that price I would’ve liked to have seen him return to the Mets, who paid for his surgery and rehab. Oh well. … Continue reading →

Posted in 09-10 Offseason | Tagged astros, bengie molina, dioner navarro, giants, jason kendall, jj putz, miguel olivo, rangers, royals | Comments Off

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