Mets meet with Chapman

The Mets don't appear to have much interest in Aroldis Chapman, in fact their meeting on Friday has more the feel of a courtesy call then anything else.

It was originally reported that the Mets weren't one of the teams who would visit with the young Cuban defector but that was rebutted and they sat down with him and his agent yesterday.

Still there doesn't appear to be much interest, sure a 100mph left hander sounds appealing and I'm sure if he goes on to win 15 games next year some Mets fans will be screaming about how we let this one go.

But we have no idea what this guy will be like in the majors and in the situation the Mets are in, I just can't see them taking a risk like this. Is Omar going to put his career on the line with a 21 y/o untested pitcher with no major league experience, I don't think so...

With so many other needs this offseason, the Mets might stay on the periphery for Chapman, who some have speculated is shooting for a contract in the range of $40 million to $60 million. That's too big a gamble for the Mets source Newsday