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Sandy Alderson: Mets 'very reluctant' to give up top draft pick

Mets GM Sandy Alderson speaks with reporters. (Oct.

Photo credit: Christopher Pasatieri

The Mets would be “very reluctant’’ to sign a free agent if it means surrendering this year’s first-round draft pick, general manager Sandy Alderson told MLB Network Radio Sunday morning, the latest sign that they still might be long shots to sign outfielder Michael Bourn.

Under rules established in the collective-bargaining agreement, the Mets would lose their 11th overall pick in this year’s...

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