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Thursday, November 11, 2004
Angels interested in Piazza?
Rob has the low-down on a possible Mets/Dodgers deal involving Mike Piazza, while Newsday makes mention of a similar possibility for the Angels:
Now it appears that Minaya - granted "full autonomy" by owner Fred Wilpon - is seriously investigating whether he can find a taker for Piazza, who hit .266 in 129 games last year with 20 homers and 54 RBIs.
"I'm going to explore what interest teams have in all of our players," Minaya said yesterday, while declining to discuss specific players.
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Piazza, who has a home in Southern California, would also probably endorse a move to Anaheim, and the Angels have the payroll room to take on a decent chunk of his salary.
"A decent chunk", eh? How decent a chunk are we talking here? I'd bet that Piazza could have a pretty good run as a DH, but I wouldn't be willing to bet anymore than, oh let's say, $2 million. Considering that Piazza is due $16 million (!) next season, a deal doesn't appear very likely.
Also, the same Newsday article mentions the possibility of new Mets GM Omar Minaya dumping Jose Reyes so he can make a run at former Expo Orlando Cabrerra. Ugh... is there a more disturbing combination of statements in the English language than "Omar Minaya" and "full autonomy"?
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