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Joel Pineiro, Ben Sheets, John Smoltz, Johnny Damon, Luis Castillo, and Miguel Cabrera

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--My understanding is the Mets' offer to Joel Pineiro was very similar to the two-year, $16-million deal Pineiro signed with the Angels. It's natural to assume that the stability of the Angels' franchise and instability of the Mets played a factor, but I don't know that for certain.

--Ben Sheets appears to be the Mets' top target left, as we've discussed here, and Buster...

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