The Mets will also be without Duaner Sanchez for an extended period (likely the rest of the year) after Sanchez suffered a separated shoulder in a taxicab accident in Miami.
And as Ken reported in the comments, the Mets then flipped Perez and Heath Bell to the Padres for Scott Linebrink.
Or maybe not as it seems that Linebrink is staying in San Diego.
I've been watching far too much of ESPNnews for my own good.
This evening. Omar Minaya said on WFAN that they still aren't sure how long Sanchez will be out. He said it depends upon whether or not the shoulder requires surgery, and they need to wait a couple of days before deciding on that. If it doesn't need surgery, he may be back late this season.
Omar also said that the Mets were talking to someone yesterday about a big name pitcher, but talks broke down. They also worked to keep the Sanchez story under wraps today while they were negotiating with the Pirates (originally, they'd only inquired about Perez), for fear it would drive the price up.
Okay, two years ago, the idea of Perez and Jake Peavy in the same rotation might have caused me to think about moving to San Diego just to witness the victory parades. Funny how times change.
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Peterson will instead attempt to break his Zambrano record of a 10-minute fix with Oliver Perez.
Omar also said that the Mets were talking to someone yesterday about a big name pitcher, but talks broke down. They also worked to keep the Sanchez story under wraps today while they were negotiating with the Pirates (originally, they'd only inquired about Perez), for fear it would drive the price up.
We really need an edit function. Or a grammar checker.
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