http://tinyurl.com/h6q2x Mets get 'closer' to Green BY ADAM RUBIN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Talks are in progress that could soon land veteran outfielder Shawn Green (r.) in Flushing. The Mets are closing in on Diamondbacks outfielder Shawn Green, though sources familiar with the discussions cautioned that no deal is final until the sides agree to exact financial terms. GM Omar Minaya and Diamondbacks counterpart Josh Byrnes are said to be in very active communications the past few days. "It's moving, but I can't tell you whether it's going to happen or not," one source said. "It's closer than it was last week." Green is owed roughly $1.8 million for the rest of this season. He's due $9.5 million in 2007 and has a $10 million option for '08 that can be bought out for $2 million. Mets and Diamondbacks brass have been haggling over the money figures, according to sources, who indicate Green's no-trade clause is now a nonissue. The 33-year-old Green is hitting .283 with 11 homers and 51 RBI in 417 at-bats for the Diamondbacks, who want to dump his salary and find playing time for rookie Carlos Quentin. Green recently acknowledged the writing is on the wall about a deal. He was not in the starting lineup last night, and he bristled last week when he sat consecutive games while healthy. "Am I surprised? Yeah, I'm a little surprised," Green told The Arizona Republic about the bench time. "I don't think there's anything that needs to be read into it. The direction they want to go is pretty clear." The Mets started the season with Cliff Floyd and Xavier Nady, but with Floyd on the DL and Nady traded to Pittsburgh, they have recently used a rotation of Endy Chavez, Lastings Milledge, Michael Tucker and Ricky Ledee in left and right field. They begrudgingly shipped Nady to the Pirates to obtain Roberto Hernandez and Oliver Perez once Duaner Sanchez separated his shoulder in a taxicab accident and required season-ending surgery. Floyd hasn't played for the Mets since Aug. 8. Because of his sister's death after a long battle with cancer, Floyd left Port St. Lucie to mourn with his family, and only recently returned to the Mets' complex to continue his recovery from Achilles tendinitis. Milledge, despite a three-hit game Saturday, is hitting .238. And while he's clearly part of the Mets' future, the organization could use a more proven bat in the postseason until he matures. Green is a close friend of Carlos Delgado from their days together in Toronto. He attended the Met cleanup hitter's wedding in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, last winter. A two-time All-Star who has finished in the top 10 in MVP balloting in both leagues, Green is in his 12th full major-league season. He had a career-high 49 homers with the Dodgers in 2003 and has averaged 158 games a season since '98. He is able to be traded after the July 31 deadline because he cleared waivers. Any deal would figure to cost the Mets low-level minor-league talent since the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Diamondbacks' primary motivation is clearing salary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 倒数第二行是关键,如果只要用低阶的农作物去换的话,那就换吧~~ 在别处的消息看来阿蛇似乎还可以帮我们出点薪水... 目前看来佛爷的伤势仍然不明,多一个棒子总是好事 况且Chavez跟Tucker看起来都只是枪不是炮,米力吉才刚上MLB经验尚浅 Ledee应该没多久就DFA... 而且...真的进了WORLD SERIES的话也要有人扛DH吧... -- 我们是站在无产阶级和人民大众的立场 对於共产党员来说 也就是要站在党的立场 站在党性和党的政策的立场 　　　　　　　　　 1942.5　毛主席＜在延安文艺坐谈会上的讲话＞ --

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