According to FOX Sports.com’s Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, the Mets are out of money, which is why they haven’t been able to land a starting catcher or a fifth starter this offseason.
Two of the teams that could benefit from signing free-agent catcher Rod Barajas — the Mets and Rangers — appear hamstrung by complications at the ownership level.
The Mets, outbid by the Padres for catcher Yorvit Torrealba, are out of money, major-league sources say — a curious position for a team that spent $66 million on outfielder Jason Bay knowing it had other needs.
None of the Mets’ catchers — Henry Blanco, Omir Santos, Chris Coste and Josh Thole — is an established major-league starter. Thole, 23, had a September callup last season, but has yet to play at Class AAA.
I find it hard to believe that the Mets don’t have any more money to sign free agents but if they do, I question why GM Omar Minaya handed Jason Bay a $66 million contract knowing that he couldn’t fill other needs. The club has a lot of money wrapped up in bad contracts and continues to feel the affects of it.
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Don’t anyone kid themselves…the Mets are LOADED with cash. But Minaya is the source of all those bad contracts and ownership is cutting him off, telling him “win with what you’ve spent”.
I have a feeling Minaya is gone after this year if they don’t at least get to the world series. Unfortunately for Mets fans, it’s about 2 years too late.