Omar playing hardball ?

Not only has it been leaked this week that the Mets feel confident in their offer to Derek Lowe and won't be upping the offer until they have to but it appears that tomorrow's meeting will involve a little hardball negotiations. It's been rumored that Boras has had this offer since Christmas Eve and even if that's premature, then it's at least been a week, without any further progress. It appears that Omar will notify Boras that he will begin to look in alternative directions for a starter. Several of the teams who are interested in Lowe have said that they will only get involved if his price comes down, meaning that if Boras doesn't have a better offer and doesn't engage in serious negotiations then he risks losing both his pitchers substantial income...

Wednesday's meeting will take place as the Mets begin to turn elsewhere for their need to bolster their starting rotation. A "person familiar with the talks" told The Associated Press that the club has already made an offer to right-hander Tim Redding and is approaching doing the same to lefty Randy Wolf. source MLB.com