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Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Chris Young remains a free agent, but the Mets are not showing interest. Despite the Mets losing Johan Santana for the season and Shaun Marcum getting examined today for a pain in his neck and shoulder, the Mets ...

Chris Young #55 SP Washington Nationals 2012 STATS GM20 W4 L9 BB36 K80 ERA4.15 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Right-hander Chris Young, who remained a free agent as camps opened, has signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. ...

Jose Valverde #46 RP Detroit Tigers 2012 STATS GM71 W3 L4 BB27 K48 ERA3.78 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Sandy Alderson apparently was true to his word when he said he did not intend to sign another free agent this winter, even with the availa...

New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon said his family is free and clear of past financial woes and that general manager Sandy Alderson has the financial flexibility to make major free-agent signings in upcoming offseasons.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Major League Baseball and the Players' Association have engaged in preliminary talks about whether the Mets' 11th overall pick in the draft ought to be protected if they sign free agent Michael Bourn. Michael Bourn #...

The Mets became the final team in Major League Baseball to sign a free agent to a major league contract this offseason when Shaun Marcum recently came on board. And the payroll is a very un-New York-like figure -- less than $100 million, even if mone...

Significant issues such as contract demands and draft-pick compensation are stumbling blocks, but David Wright did make a recruiting call to free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn. "I just wanted to let him know that he would be a great addition here...

Sandy Alderson has made little secret of his concern about Frank Francisco's ability to capably close in 2013. And the GM pursued free-agent Jose Valverde with an eye toward unseating Francisco as closer for the upcoming season. So is Bobby Parnel...

The New York Mets desperately need outfield help. They also need a leadoff hitter. So Michael Bourn, still a free agent and linked to the ballclub, is a no-brainer to sign, correct? Not quite. There are two complications in bringing Bourn to...

Sandy Alderson said Sunday he is "very reluctant" to part with the Mets' first-round pick in the draft in order to sign free agent Michael Bourn. "If we were to sign a player like Bourn or [Kyle] Lohse or any free agent due compensation, then we w...

Brian Wilson #38 RP San Francisco Giants 2012 STATS GM2 W0 L0 BB2 K2 ERA9.00 The Mets intend to make a second visit soon to watch free-agent reliever Brian Wilson throw, Sandy Alderson told ESPN's Jim Bowden. Wilson is recovering from...

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Roy Oswalt The Mets have shown interest in free-agent right-hander Roy Oswalt, and the door has not fully closed even with the addition of Shaun Marcum to round out the projected rotation, a baseball source told ESP...

Shaun Marcum #18 SP Milwaukee Brewers 2012 STATS GM21 W7 L4 BB41 K109 ERA3.70 The New York Mets, who had been the lone team not to sign a free agent to a major league contract this winter, have agreed to a one-year contract with right-ha...

The New York Mets, who had been the lone team not to sign a free agent to a major league contract this winter, have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with right-hander Shaun Marcum.

A reliable major league source with knowledge of the Mets' plans would not dismiss the possibility outfielder Michael Bourn could end up with the team. Bourn, 30, remains a free agent with 19 days until Mets pitchers and catchers report to Port St...

Daniel Murphy said he is unfazed by the Mets not having signed a major league free agent this winter. First, the second baseman offered a reminder that David Wright did sign an extension. Then Murphy, who was at the Church of the Nazarene in Far R...