The Braves had the second highest offer at 5yrs ~120M, Seattle also made a big offer. Yankees did not get into the bidding.
Just found an article at http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1962630 Carlos Beltran waited until the final hours Saturday night before telling the Houston Astros whether he would re-sign, but an executive involved in the talks told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney that he expects the center fielder will return to the Astros. Carlos Beltran Center Field Houston Astros Profile 2004 SEASON STATISTICS GM HR RBI R SB AVG 159 38 104 121 42 .267 Astros owner Drayton McLane told The Associated Press and Houston Chronicle on Saturday that he and agent Scott Boras had discussions in the morning and will talk again later in the day. Meanwhile, Boras also continued to try and engage the Yankees into talks … without getting a response. The Astros face a midnight ET deadline tonight to re-sign the free agent. New York Mets officials also awaited an indication from the 27-year-old center fielder. While he faced the deadline to re-sign with Houston because he finished the season with the Astros and became a free agent, the deadline doesn't apply to any talks he might have with the other 29 major league teams. Beltran has been seeking a contract in excess of $100 million. "There's been no new developments," Astros spokesman Jimmy Stanton said during the afternoon. "There's nothing new to report. … It'll be a long day." Boras wouldn't give an indication of where negotiations stood Friday. "We're still talking and having a dialogue with all the involved teams," he said. Asked Friday whether there would be a decision Saturday, Boras' response was just as vague. "I don't know. It could," he said. "And then again, there's something that may take a while longer." Houston general manager Tim Purpura declined to discuss the amount of Houston's proposal. Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said he couldn't discuss the situation, and with 5½ hours left before the deadline for the Astros, Boras said no decisions had been made.
this is killing me! If he signs I might have to go get me a Beltran jersey to wear on my flight back to school tomorrow.. hmm I wonder who sells Beltran jerseys this time of year
whether it's worth anything the forum at astros.com seems mostly positive as well..... desperate for any sort of information lol
Anyone else getting a weird DK vibe here??? I remember when they announced DK was leaving I was FLOORED. I really thought we had the advantage in getting him to re-up. Hope this one turns out better
still no info?! AHHHH! I gotta know about this before i head out drinking....man. I gotta know whether to celebrate or try to drink the sorrows away! Comeon Beltran.....come on home buddy!
Can anyone confirm a press conference around 9:00? The Astros are suppose to be announcing something.
Hey now, that train wreck happened right out in front of my work and is the reason I am still here rather than leaving after a 12 hour shift.
ok, I've got my Radio on, ESPN news, and Fox 26 on. Could I be any more pathetic?....yes, I'm about to set up Firefox to reload ESPN.com every 30 seconds
Talked to one of my boys and he's sitting in a news truck across from the podium. He's waiting to hear something and then he said "I GOTTA CALL YA BACK!!!" Don't know what that was - could be something - could be nothing! Freaking BELLLLLTRAAAANNNNNN - b*stard!
I'm sittin' at home watching the NFL, not on a date, waiting on Beltran... I feel so good about myself right now!!
Okay, whatever...ive had enough of this. I will go ahead and assume we resigned him.... WOOOOHOOOO!!!! FINALLY!! THANK YOU BELTRAN!! Im so glad we were able to get this done guys...we can finally freakin relax and enjoy our Saturday night. TIME TO PARTY!!
