HBT: Pavano and Mets have mutual interest

Carl Pavano tried to talk the Twins and Marlins into reunions, but they weren?t interested. So now he?s trying to go back to New York, with the Mets.

Pavano?s agent told Andy McCullough of the Newark Star Ledger that there?s ?mutual interest? between the two sides, but so far talks are ?very preliminary.?

Pavano?s velocity and strikeout rate have been dropping for a while now and he missed most of last season with a shoulder injury, throwing 63 innings with a ghastly 6.00 ERA before finally shutting things down.

At age 37 he might still have another season or two in him as a decent back-of-the-rotation starter, but even that?s far from a sure thing and it?s hard to imagine teams wanting to give him anything beyond a minor-league deal.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/07/mets-and-carl-pavano-have-mutual-interest/related

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