This guy is going to turn to dust soon.
I guess all you have to do is have the one prerequisite and you're on the team. :eyebrows:
Franco closes in on two-year deal with Mets
Free-agent first baseman Julio Franco, who turned 47 in August, is close to signing a two-year contract with the Mets, FOXsports.com has learned.
The Mets are giving Franco a two-year deal to lure him from the division rival Braves, for whom Franco has played since 2001.
Franco is expected to back up Carlos Delgado at first base and serve as a pinch-hitter off the bench. His deal also could include a position with the club when his playing career is over.
Franco has a past relationship with Mets general manager Omar Minaya and special assistant Sandy Johnson, both of whom were with Texas when Franco played for the Rangers from 1989 to '93.
Franco batted .275 for the Braves last season with nine home runs in 233 at-bats. He has played 21 years in the majors, and also has made stops in Japan, Mexico and Korea.
I guess all you have to do is have the one prerequisite and you're on the team. :eyebrows:
Franco closes in on two-year deal with Mets
Free-agent first baseman Julio Franco, who turned 47 in August, is close to signing a two-year contract with the Mets, FOXsports.com has learned.
The Mets are giving Franco a two-year deal to lure him from the division rival Braves, for whom Franco has played since 2001.
Franco is expected to back up Carlos Delgado at first base and serve as a pinch-hitter off the bench. His deal also could include a position with the club when his playing career is over.
Franco has a past relationship with Mets general manager Omar Minaya and special assistant Sandy Johnson, both of whom were with Texas when Franco played for the Rangers from 1989 to '93.
Franco batted .275 for the Braves last season with nine home runs in 233 at-bats. He has played 21 years in the majors, and also has made stops in Japan, Mexico and Korea.
