Redding admits interest in and from the Mets

According to the NY Daily News, Tim Redding is smart enough to say the right things and not eliminate a New York team from his options.  These days, you just cannot put much stock in what a player or his agent is saying regarding interest in certain clubs.  I do not know of anyone that is dumb enough to eliminate one or both of the NY teams, Boston, LA, etc.  It would be financial suicide.  Its all about creating a market based on the big boys and hoping they are interested.

For example, what do you think K-Rod gets for a contract if the Yankees, Red Sox, or even the Dodgers had been in need of a closer and the market was not so flooded?  I would be willing to bet that he gets at least 4 years for $15 million per.  

Redding is a sub par starter that is hoping to be someone's fifth starter.  He was non-tendered by the Nationals for god's sake.  At this point, his agent's job is to come up with a market for him of some sort.

Currently, the other teams that seem to think he is worth a look are the Rockies, Rangers, and the Orioles.  He made about $1 million last year for the Nationals.  

I guess as a fifth starter I don't hate the thought of bringing him in.  The name Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez better be in front of him in our rotation though.