Newday: Davidoff - Mets meet with Boras to discuss A-Rod, who is apple of Angels’ eye

Omar Minaya and his lieutenants met with Scott Boras, A-Rod’s agent, Tuesday night, here at the general managers’ meetings, to discuss the superstar third baseman. Boras also represents free-agent pitchers Eric Gagne and Kyle Lohse. A person familiar with the Mets’ thinking said the club is “not closing the door” on the idea of signing A-Rod.
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SI.com reported that the Red Sox were set to meet with Boras Wednesday night to discuss A-Rod. But the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have been long believed the favorites to land A-Rod, and they have done nothing to discourage the perception… According to one major-league official, Angels owner Arte Moreno assured commissioner Bud Selig, with whom he is close, that he wouldn’t obliterate spending records to land A-Rod.
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The Mets, meanwhile, have interest in Carlos Silva, arguably the best starting pitcher available on the free-agent market. There are pitchers potentially available in trades—Jose Contreras and Jon Garland of the White Sox, Joe Blanton of the A’s and Cliff Lee of the Indians—but the Mets have few trading chips that intrigue other clubs. “I’ve always felt that it’s easier to get a free agent done than a trade done,” Minaya said.
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If Posada goes back to the Yankees, the Mets will look more seriously at Yorvit Torrealba, who puts up very modest offensive numbers but would be a defensive upgrade over Paul Lo Duca.

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