Saturday, November 11, 2006

Glavine to be FA

As this article points out, Glavine has turned down his contract option for '07, and the Mets will not exercise the club option either. This will trigger a $3 Mil cash-out settlement for Glavine, who will then be a free agent and able to puruse a new contract.

Since the Mets didn't exercise their option, they must be planning on offering him a contract of less than $11 Mil for '07. Any more than that and they'd end up paying more than they would have by exercising their $14 Mil club option.

So if the Mets are planning on offering him 8 to 10 mil for next year, they may actually be indifferent about losing him to the Braves.

That's my take, anyway.

2 comments:

SheaHeyKid said...

i read on Post that so far everything is no surprise to either side (Mets or Glavine) - they have openly discussed everything. Basically Mets are supposedly offering Glavine $10-11 M / yr, if he wants to stay with Mets. It's basically on his plate whether he wants to be closer to his home in Atlanta with his family, or stay on a winning team. I don't see Braves making playoffs next year, especially if Phils and Marlins can challenge.

I think Glavine will stay with the Mets. He wants to get 300 wins, but I also think he wants another shot at playoffs and WS. Mets give him that chance.

Fredo said...

I would agree and it seems like a no-brainer for Glavine. That's what puzzles me. They could have already agreed to the club option if Glavine was satisfied w/ the 10-11 Mil and an increased chance to get to 300 W next year, as well as the playoff opportunity. So what's the holdup? Why bother going to Free Agency? To see if someone drives his price up? I doubt the Mets will match if someone offers $13 Mil for next year (which would mean the Mets had paid 16 Mil to retain him). I just don't see why things are going this way based on the fact that it seems in the Mets' interest and Glavine's interest to re-sign.