Our recent free-agent signings have gone pretty well, no? I think Pedro was worth it if you buy the "he made other free agents know the Mets were building a winner." Especially since it's not my money. Texiera: 2003, 23 y.o., 102 OPS+ 2004, 24 y.o., 131 OPS+ 2005, 25 y.o., 144 OPS+ 2006, 26 y.o., 126 OPS+ 2007, 27 y.o., 150 OPS+ 2008, 28 y.o., 111 OPS+ Career: .285 BA, .370 OBP, .532 SLG, 129 OPS+ And we need a first baseman. Atlanta's failure to resign him to this point is irrelevant