Mets Should Sign A Few Guys To Minor League Deals

While reading my twitter feed, I stumbled across an interesting one from Joe DeMayo.

"I think a couple good minor league deals for Mets to give out would be BJ Ryan,Joe Beimel to compete for 2nd lefty and Rich Aurilia for bnch"

I happen to think signing those players would be extremely smart. All of them would be signed to minor league deals and would at the very least offer the Mets some depth at AAA if they did not make the majors.

BJ Ryan - The once dominant Toronto closer had a tough season last year, but was 2-4 with a 2.95ERA and 32 saves in 2008. As a low risk addition to compete for a second lefty job, this seems like a no-brainier.

Joe Beimel - Beimel is a player I have advocated the Mets signing all offseason. He was 1-6 with a 3.58 ERA for the Nats and Rockies last season, and has consistently shown that he is a great arm for the pen.

Rich Aurilia - Aurilia isn't much of a flashy name, but he does offer the Mets a potential leadership position off the bench. The NY native wants to play at home for the last year of his career and I think that him competing with Chris Carter and Frank Catalanatto would make for a solid Spring Training competition for the Mets.