Twitter Poll: Do you support the Jason Bay offer?

With the Mets extending a four-year, $65 million offer to Jason Bay yesterday, Mets fans are seemingly split on the matter.  Do you support this move or no?

I took to Twitter and asked that very question.  Here are the responses…

djshort: Only if it's four years or less.

joewhitmarsh: Yes.

DanReilly11: I'd prefer Holliday or Lackey, but I'm fine with Bay at 4 years.

kramtelak: Mets need an OF with power period Bay Holliday whoever If it takes 65-70 then that's what it takes. Do we want to win Jeff?

dances_w_vowels: I support the offer, Bay would be a good offensive addition, but I can't see him putting up .280/35/110 in Citi.

cutiepie0319k: i like it. at this point i just want someone new that can hit and can make a difference.

With Matt Holliday still on the market, where do you stand?

Heyman: 4 years, $65 million for Bay

Jon Heyman believes the initial offer to Jason Bay is for four years and worth $65 million, give or take.

He went on to say, “They’d probably have to bump it up to five years to get him.”

I’d prefer they spend more than give him another year, unless it’s based on some extravagant vesting option.

Nightengale: Mets sign Clint Everets [Twitter]

Clint Everets pitched with Advaced-A, Double-A and Triple-A in the Washington Nationals organization. Last season, he went 8-1 over 60 innings, all in relief. He posted a 1.65 ERA and 1.250 WHIP while tallying a 3.9 BB/9 and 10.2 SO/9.

WFAN: Mets making offers to Molina and Bay [Updated]

Update – 2:06 p.m.: Ben Shpigel and David Lennon both confirm that offers are going out to Bay and Molina.

Original Post: As Steve Popper tweeted earlier, the Mets were planning on making offers to two players before leaving the meetings.  According to Mike Francesa on WFAN, the Mets will make offers to Jason Bay and Bengie Molina.

“I know these deals are going out today,” Francesa said on WFAN, citing his sources.

We all knew Molina was coming.  Bay is the surprising one, especially with Matt Holliday still on the market.

For Bay, is this negotiating with intent to sign him, leverage for Holliday, a play for another team to chase Bay now?  It could be any of those or many more.

Your thoughts?  Hit the comments.

Francoeur surgery more complicated than it need to be

From Adam Rubin…

Jeff Francoeur's surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb turned out to be more complex than originally expected, although the outfielder still expects to be ready for spring training. Because Francoeur played with the injury for the final month of the season, the thumb ligament wore down and shriveled, necessitating a transplant from his wrist.

Remember when everyone said, “Oh, it won’t be a problem.  He’s just gritty and plays the game right.  Let him play!”

Oy vey.

Popper: Mets to make two offers [Twitter]

Could it be John Lackey?

Henry Blanco deal actually worth $750K, plus incentives

During the physical, the Mets had concerns over Henry Blanco’s right shoulder.  For that, they restructured the deal, which now has a base salary of $750,000, according to Ken Davidoff.

The deal, with new incentives, could be worth as much as $2,225,000.

Davidoff notes that he can quickly earn an additional $700K from “roster bonuses” (read: staying healthy).  Breaking it down even further, he earns $5,000 each day on the roster up to 80 days, $4,500 for days 81-135 and $3,500 for days 136-150.

The rest of the incentives vary from $50,000 for winning the Most Valuable Player award to $50,000 for World Series MVP to $25,000 for winning a Gold Glove.  For the full list, use your one Newsday click to read Davidoff’s blog.

Rule 5: Mets select Carlos Monasterios from Philly [Updated: Traded to Dodgers]

Update – 10 a.m.: The Mets have traded Monasterios to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations, according to Brian Costa and Anthony DiComo.

Original Post: With the 7th pick in the Rule 5 Draft, the Mets selected RHP Carlos Monasterios, 23-years-old from the Phillies Triple-A roster.

Monasterios went to the Phillies from the Yankees in the Bobby Abreu trade.

He made eight starts last year, seven with Clearwater (Advanced-A) and one with Reading (Double-A).  He appeared in 37 games total last season.

In 89 1-3 innings, Monasterios put up a 3.73 ERA and a 1.209 WHIP.  He allowed 4 home runs last season.

In his career, he’s pitched 384 2-3 innings, posting a 4.49 ERA, 1.318 WHIP, a 2.9 BB/9 and 6.8 SO/9.

According to the broadcast on MLB.com, Monasterios has been throwing very well in the Venezuelan winter league.

Rule 5: Mets roundup from the draft

As covered earlier, the Mets selected Carlos Monasterios (Update: He’s been traded) and John Lujan in the earlier rounds of the draft. After that the Mets selected…

-Mets selected 1B Thomas Hubbard from Seattle.

Marshall hit .271 / .380 / .434 with 14 home runs and 70 RBI with the Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jax last season.

-Mets selected RHP Rolando Valdez from San Diego.

Between Double-A and Triple-A last season, Valdez posted a 5.40 ERA in 33 1-3 innings. He posted a 1.680 WHIP, allowing five home runs.

-Mets selected LHP Orlando Lara from San Diego.

Lara spent 2009 with the Mexico City Reds, pitching in 18 games, starting seven. He posted a 5.03 ERA and 1.676 WHIP. He allowed three home runs in 48 1-3 innings.

-Mets selected RHP Johan Figuereo from Washington.

Figuereo is a converted infielder who threw his first inning in 2007. In ‘08 he tossed 37 2-3 innings, putting up a 4.20 ERA and 1.274 WHIP. Last year, he tossed 24 2-3 innings with a 2.92 ERA and 1.216 WHIP. In only 23 innings, he allowed eight home runs.

The Mets did lose a player from the Gulf Coast League team. I’m trying to track down that name.

Thanks to Chris Birckhead on Twitter, we know the Mets lost RHP Hayden Beard, from Australia, from Gulf Coast Rookie League.

Beard went 5-2 with a 5.34 ERA and 1.385 WHIP last season.

Rule 5: Mets select John Lujan from Chicago White Sox

In the minor-league round of the Rule 5 Draft, the Mets selected RHP John Lujan, 25-years-old, from the Chicago White Sox Triple-A team.

Lujan, 6-foot-1, a reliever who pitched 58 2-3 innings last season with the Birmingham Barons.  He pitched to the tune of a 4.45 ERA, 1.347 WHIP, 4.3 BB/9 and 7.8 SO/9.

He struck out 51 and allowed only one home run.