mets receive
A.J. Burnett 16.5m (2013)
RP Affeldt, Jeremy , $0.5m (2012) $0.5m $0.5m
Rockies receive:
C Bethancourt, Christian, $0.5m (P-n/a) $0.5m $0.5m $0.5m $0.5m $0.5m $0.5m
SP Zito, Barry, $2m (2013), signed 5/8/11 $2m $2m $2m
Rocks do this deal to obviously cut cap space to resign Bruce and Bucholz, but a small market team cannot afford to pay that much money on an aging pitcher who will only get worst over time. The addition of Zito gives me a decent replacement at a fraction of the cost. Betancourt will get traded out of Atlanta eventually and gives me some solid value out of the trade.
Thanks Corey for easy talks and confirm at your leisure.