New York Mets

The New York Mets and free-agent reliever D.J. Carrasco have agreed to a two-year deal worth $2.5 million according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com and Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com.

The deal is pending a physical, but it will more than likely transpire.

We've all heard the reports that say the Mets only have $5 million to spend this offseason. I don't know who said it or their source, but it does make sense since the team has over $130 million committed to its current club.

Regardless of the actual figure, there's no doubt that the Mets are cash-strapped.

We've all heard the reports that say the Mets only have $5 million to spend this offseason. I don't know who said it or their source, but it does make sense since the team has over $130 million committed to its current club.

Regardless of the actual figure, there's no doubt that the Mets are cash-strapped.

As the year of "Perpetual Pedro" and surprising consistency from Hisanori Takahashi is over, the New York Mets are once again on the look out for bullpen help this upcoming season.

Free-agent names have been floating around, but as per GM Sandy Alderson, “You shouldn’t expect us to come back with a high-profile trophy.”

With the seventh overall pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, the Mets selected 21-year-old Matt Harvey, starting pitcher from UNC.

Originally drafted by the Angels in 2007, Harvey chose to attend college instead. At the time the Angels drafted him, Harvey was widely considered the best high school pitching prospect in the country.

Before the Winter Meetings begin next week in Florida, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told the New York Post this week that the team would be bringing back players to bolster their lineup for next season, but he was quick to caution fans.

"I will guarantee you we will come back with some new players," Alderson said. "I can't guarantee you how high-profiile they will be."

While the Mets starting rotation will likely contain several question marks, the bullpen appears to be a revolving door at this point. Two vital pieces from 2010 are likely out, with Hisanori Takahashi heading out west and Pedro Feliciano testing the free agent market.

Following the non-tender deadline, many serviceable bullpen arms will become available. Some of these candidates may come on the cheaper side and on short term deals, both aspects the Mets would be looking for.

As we journey deeper into the winter months, the swirling trade rumors begin to intensify. Already, the Giants dumped the world series MVP Edgar Renteria, Adrian Beltre left the Red Sox for places unknown and Zach Greinke made it public that he wants to play "for a winner."

Several teams are in the market for a shortstop of Jose Reyes' status, and after a sub-par season last year he might be a bargain for a Mets squad trying to downsize their salary cap space.

New York Mets SS Jose Reyes has fallen on hard times the last two years thanks to the injury bug. When he has been healthy he has been one of the best top-of-the-order producers in all of MLB. He is still young at 27 years old and has some of that electrifying speed that made him one of the top basestealers in baseball from 2005-2008. The Mets have made it clear they don't necessarily want to move Reyes but if the right deal came along they wouldn't turn it down. Here are 5 teams that Jose Reyes could go to and make an impact with.

After having failing seasons the last two years following the epic late-season collapses of 2007 and 2008, there is no question that 2011 has to get off to a great start for the New York Mets.

More than individual performance, this team has to show that they are serious contenders and not in perpetual competition with the Washington Nationals for last place in the NL East.