Somewhere, Paul Lo Duca must be smiling, knowing that his Mets career isn't necessarily finished, and that his price tag just increased. This comes after yesterday's acknowledgement from the Mets that the deal for free-agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba is dead.
"We didn't reach an agreement with Torrealba and there will be no ongoing negotiations," Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said last night, declining to provide further details. Thursday the sides had reached agreement on a three-year, $14.4 million contract, contingent on the 29-year-old passing his physical. Melvin Roman, who represents Torrealba, had no comment on the situation. Continue
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