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2011
Video: As Many As Seven Teams Interested In Beltran
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According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, as many as seven teams are indicating a real interest in Carlos Beltran.
Last night, Beltran spoke about all the rumors which you can see in this video from ESPN.
Original Post 7/12
Carlos Beltran, potentially a future former Met, has the national stage in tonight’s All-Star Game to showcase his talents for a potential trade.
Of course, if teams have been paying attention during the first half they will know he’s physically holding up, that he’s adjusted to right field without a problem, and is playing well.
Beltran will start tonight as the designated hitter and bat second.
The Mets have exceeded expectations at 46-45, but are 11 games behind the Phillies and 7.5 behind Atlanta for the wild card. The only concession the Mets are making toward investing for the future is saying it is unlikely Jose Reyes will be traded.
Not so with Beltran and Francisco Rodriguez. Beltran knows the Mets are trying to move him, and jerked around by the organization over his knee surgery, his relationship with the team isn’t warm and cozy despite his guarded comments yesterday at the All-Star media sessions.
“A lot of teams this time, they’re looking to improve, some others are looking to rebuild,’’ Beltran said. “Right now, the Mets are playing good baseball. I like where I am. We’re having fun and we just hope to continue to improve.’’
Beltran is in the last year of a seven-year, $119 million deal. Roughly $9 million will be paid Beltran in the second half, but if the Mets aren’t a contender, and they know they won’t bring him back, their best option would be making a trade.
San Francisco and Boston are two of the teams with a reported interest in Beltran.
Beltran went through this in 2004 when he was with Kansas City, so he’s treading familiar waters.
“I guess that experience makes you understand the business side of baseball a little better. You can’t take it personally,’’ Beltran said. “Having the no-trade clause gives me a little bit of control. I will choose if I like the trade. This is my 12th year in the big leagues, so at this point, all I want is to win and to have the opportunity to be in the playoffs.’’
Beltran’s agent is Scott Boras, who recently convinced Francisco Rodriguez to abandon his agent. Paul Kinzer to sign with him. On the surface, dumping Boras shows loyalty isn’t one of Rodriguez’s strong suits, so the Mets shouldn’t expect anything from him.
Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he doesn’t know how signing with Boras will impact Rodriguez’s future with the team. Rodriguez said he would accept a deal to a contender and work as a set-up reliever if there’s a contract extension in the picture. If Rodriguez completes 55 games this season, a $17.5 million option will kick in, and that’s something the cost conscious Mets can’t afford.
Boras will not make things easy for the Mets regarding Rodriguez.
“Francisco Rodriguez is a historic closer,’’ Boras told reporters yesterday in Arizona. “He’s not going anywhere to be a setup man. … Closers don’t make good setup men. Does anybody want an unhappy setup man in their clubhouse?’’
About the Author: John Delcos
I am an active member of the BBWAA and have covered Major League Baseball in several capacities for over 20 years, including ten in New York working the Mets' and Yankees' beat. I covered the Baltimore Orioles for eight years and the Cleveland Indians before that. I currently serve as an editor and senior staff writer for Mets Merized Online. Follow me on Twitter @jdelcos.
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The Mets will not trade Beltran or Reyes and I wish all of you would get that ridiculous notion out of your heads.
Reyes is most likely a ridiculous notion but Beltran? If they get a reasonable offer, and haven’t made a push to the playoffs hunt by late July, he is gone (assuming of course it is a team he approves of!)
also, Beltran does seem like the type of guy that would accept a trade to a legit playoff contendor without trying to extort something out of the team to do it.
never really understood how a guy would rather stay on an also ran, instead of joining the playoff race for a couple months.
I’ll give you 17.5 million reasons.
just by hiring Boras makes you hope if he gets traded, it is to a team that he can’t block that sticks him in as a set up guy.
why not give this man a last chance to redeem himself as a met?? he’s proving he’s healthy and despite the absence of david, davis and bay (he’s a no show anyways) he’s carrying that middle lineup. keep him as a met, what we’ll get is probably anothe eamus or hu type of player knowing this front office
They will keep Tran until they start to spiral out of contention. Then he will be gone before you can say Ed Kranepool. By mid August at the latest, after he and everybody else on the roster is put through waivers, he will be GonTran. Frankie too, although it will be mighty hard to trade him now that Boras has urinated all over their early attempts at finding an interested party. I would trade Tran for two young bullpen power arms that you could look at as starters somewhere down the road.
I have a feeling he is going to go to San Fran, I was surprised when Wilson mentioned it when announcing the All-Star lineup.
But don’t expect any pitching from them, they are very frugal about trading their pitching in the minors and at the major league level.
good bye beltran.. nice to know you
I still dont understand why the Mets cant offer Beltran a 2 yr 16 mil deal. 8 mil a yr. Hes still good and thats not crazy money. WHY do they HAVE to get rid of him? Is anyone really excited about Lucas Duda playing rightfield everyday?