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Omar Minaya is currently the General Manager for the New York Mets. The first Hispanic man to hold the position of general manager in major league baseball history, he was a career minor league player before moving to major league scouting.
Omar Minaya is currently the General Manager for the New York Mets. The first Hispanic man to hold the position of general manager in major league baseball history, he was a career minor league player before moving to major league scouting.
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Mets still confident they'll sign Lowe or Perez
ken.davidoff@newsday.comThe Mets took Scott Boras on a tour of Citi Field yesterday and served him lunch, but they didn't leave the agent with any parting gifts. Boras and his top lieutenant, Mike Fiore, met with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, general manager Omar Minaya and assistant...Tags: Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe, New York Mets
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Mets executives meet with agent Scott Boras at Citi Field to discuss free agents
AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Scott Boras took a tour of Citi Field and sat down for lunch Wednesday with top executives from the New York Mets. Next, the Mets hope they can lure one of Boras' high-profile free agents to their new ballpark, too. Hoping to...Tags: Mark Teixeira, Randy Wolf, Tim Redding, Baseball, Manny Ramirez
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The Lowe backup plan
On the Mets beatRegis Courtemanche of Metsblog.com is our guest blogger for today. Derek Lowe's agent Scott Boras thinks that the Mets should spend like the thriftless Yankees recently did for A.J. Burnett, roughly $16 million per season, or $4 million more per......Tags: Randy Wolf, Ben Sheets, Baseball, Derek Lowe, A.J. Burnett
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Mets won't up ante for Lowe
ken.davidoff@newsday.comThe Mets, confident that they have no serious competition for Derek Lowe's services, do not intend to raise their three-year, $36-million offer to the righthander at this time, a person informed of the club's thinking told Newsday. Lowe ranks as the...Tags: Tim Wakefield, Contracts, Baseball, Josh Beckett, Milwaukee Brewers
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Mets' talks with Lowe to heat up
kat.obrien@newsday.comAfter a holiday respite, things could get busy again in the baseball world this week. For the Mets, negotiations are expected to heat up for righthander Derek Lowe. And for the Yankees, new first baseman Mark Teixeira likely will be introduced in a Yankee...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Mark Teixeira, Boston Red Sox, Randy Wolf, Baseball
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The Case against Oliver Perez
On the Mets beatMike Nichols of Metsblog.com is our guest blogger for today. The focus this offseason, rightly so, for Omar Minaya and company has been to address the pitching need that has failed to produce a playoff team in Queens the last......Tags: All Stars, Baseball, Jerry Manuel, Derek Lowe, Mike Pelfrey
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Mets make Lowe an offer, but expect slow response
david.lennon@newsday.comThe Mets do not anticipate a quick resolution to the pursuit of Derek Lowe, despite their three-year offer of roughly $36 million, and have a free-agent contingency plan in place that includes, in order, Oliver Perez, Randy Wolf and Jon Garland. A person...Tags: Contracts, Baseball, Major League Baseball, C.C. Sabathia, New York Mets
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Marlins turn to Proctor for relief
Staff and Wire ReportsThe Marlins believe they have a found a replacement for reliever Joe Nelson with right-hander Scott Proctor. According to a baseball source, the Marlins have agreed to a one-year deal with Proctor pending a physical. A product of Florida State and...Tags: Contracts, Florida State University, Baseball, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers
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On The Fly: Rough Day For Parcells Coaching Tree
The Hartford Courant>>What a rough day for the Bill Parcells coaching tree. While the Tuna's team is preparing for the playoffs, his former assistants were getting hit Monday. Romeo Crennel was dumped by the Browns, but there's always a chance he'll rejoin Bill Belichick...Tags: National Football League, University of Connecticut, Doug Mirabelli, Baseball, Mark Shapiro
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No sleep til Brooklyn ...
On the Mets beatActually, make that Queens, as a weary Mets contingent leaves Vegas at roughly 3 p.m. today. GM Omar Minaya took his morning victory lap around the halls of the Bellagio this morning after the Rule V draft and fielded a......Tags: Luis Castillo, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets
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Closing time?
On the Mets beatLet's see if today's the day when the Mets finally close a deal for, well, a closer. After making significant progress late Monday night, it appeared that GM Omar Minaya was zeroing in on a three-year contract for Francisco Rodriguez,......Tags: Johan Santana, New York Mets
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So much for momentum
On the Mets beatJust got downstairs from our daily briefing with GM Omar Minaya and it was not quite as enlightening as Sunday night, when he unveiled his quick-strike strategy for the upcoming week. Yes, Minaya did meet with Brian Fuentes this afternoon,......Tags: Trevor Hoffman, Brian Fuentes, New York Mets
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