Mets Still Interested In Lohse

At Rotoworld they write about the Mets and them still being interested in Kyle Lohse:

According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, a baseball man who had spoken with Mets GM Omar Minaya said the team could end up with both Johan Santana and Kyle Lohse.

Santana's addition alone figures to secure tham a spot as the highest payroll ever for an NL team. Adding Lohse at another $7 million-$9 million per year would just be a drop in the bucket, we suppose. Lohse isn't any better than an of the Mets' starters, assuming the Santana acquisition gets done. However, he can take on a lot of innings, something that can't be said about any of the Mets' non-Santana starters. His addition could result in Orlando Hernandez opening the seaon in the pen.

Mets Are Front Runners For Lohse

George King at The New York Post writes about Kyle Lohse and the Phillies backing out:

The Mets' primary competition for free-agent pitcher Kyle Lohse has dropped out of the bidding.

According to Phillies assistant GM Ruben Amaro, Philadelphia's refusal to go beyond three years for the right-hander ended their pursuit of Lohse, who finished last season in Philly.

It's believed the Mets have made an offer to the 29-year-old for four years, but it's not known if it is for the $10 million Per he is seeking.

Mets Made Offer To lohse

Tim Brown at Yahoo Sports writes about Kyle Lohse and him mulling over offers from the Phillies and Mets:

That still leaves the likes of Kyle Lohse, Carlos Silva, Livan Hernandez and Jason Jennings, considered the best of the free agents. Lohse is considering offers from the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, both of which could go to four years.

Mets Interested In Gagne And Loshe

David Lennon at Newsday writes about Omar Minaya and his Meeting that is scheduled with Scott Boras:

As of dinnertime last night, the Mets had yet to meet with Scott Boras to discuss their longshot possibility of signing Alex Rodriguez. They intend to sit down with Boras, who also represents free-agent pitchers Eric Gagne and Kyle Lohse, before they leave the general managers' meetings tomorrow.