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I have my doubts about Howard because of the Phillies not wanting to deal him to a divisional rival, but I don't think Texiera will be out of reach. Yes, the Mets at this point only have Maine, Santana, and Pelfrey as signed SP for next season and will have to address pitching, but they lose Pedro and his nearly $12 million/year contarct, Delgado's $16 million, El Duque's $7 million, Alou's $7.5 million, and Perez's $6.5 million. I believe they will try to resign Perez, but that still leaves plenty of salary space to go after another stud starter AND Texiera. Plus with them moving into the new stadium and wanting to build hype for it and their new TV network, I don't think they'll be trying to cut costs.
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