Mets interested in Green

Marty Noble at Mets.com writes about Shawn Green and the interest the Mets have taken in him:

When the Mets placed Cliff Floyd on the 15-day disabled list last week, the reaction of the Diamondbacks was to contact the Mets to revisit an interest in Shawn Green the Mets had shown previously, according to a person familiar with recent talks between the clubs.

The person suggested any movement toward bringing Green to the Mets would happen later in the month, but, of course, before the Aug. 31 deadline for establishing postseason rosters. The Mets want to see how Floyd and his Achilles tendinitis respond to inactivity before making a move that might cost them young talent that hardly is in abundance in their system.

There also is the matter of Green's contract, which includes a limited no-trade provision and guarantees him a 2007 salary of $9.5 million and has a $2 million buyout for the following season. The Mets "don't see Green as an $11 million player," the person said. They would want the D-Backs to assume some responsibility for the remaining obligation. Moreover, Green is understood to have an aversion to playing in New York.

The person called the talks "something that could get warmer. But not yet," and acknowledged the Mets had interest in Green before Floyd's Achilles became an issue.