Mets Could Be Interested in Matt Capps

Paul Kinzer, the agent for free agent reliever Matt Capps, said he could see the Mets being interested in his client; although he did not specify whether or not the Mets had reached out to him, Andy Martino tweeted on Tuesday:

Matt Capps' agent Paul Kinzer said he "could see" Mets interested. Would not say if he "had seen" interest from Mets, though.

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Capps is an interesting option for the Mets closer vacancy next season (although I still have my hopes set on Stony Brook Alum Joe Nathan). The 28 year old Capps signed a one-year $7.15 million contract with the Twins last January to avoid arbitration — a raise over his $3.5 million salary from 2010 — and was less then impressive.  He  was 4-7 with 15 saves (nine blown saves), while boasting a less than impressive 4.25 ERA in 69 relief appearances for the Twins in 2011:

I know what your thinking, what makes any of that interesting.  Well, the price of Capps could be just what Alderson is looking for, low years/low dollars and the upside is there as well.  In 2010 while splitting the season between the Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins the righthander boasted an impressive 2.47 earned run average while saving a combined 42 games in 48 opportunities.

According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson intimated the Mets could be looking for someone like Capps — as opposed to a closer potentially with a low base salary and incentives because he is coming off an injury such as Broxton:

“We’re looking at a whole variety of people. We’re not necessarily just looking for somebody who is rehabbing, who might be looking for an opportunity to come back. We may be looking for more than one. It could happen through the trade market. It could happen through free agency. We’re looking at a variety of possibilities. And it could be that we’ll end up with more than one addition in the bullpen at the back end.”