Mets rumors & news: Oswalt, Bourn, Valverde, Byrd

It was a busy week for the New York Mets as the team went bargain bin shopping and flirted with some bigger names in the relief market.

• Mets Rumors: Closing the door on Roy Oswalt- MLB Daily Dish
  The Mets were looking into making Roy Oswalt into a reliever but the veteran righty still wants to start and so New York is moving on.
• Mets rumors: Jose Valverde, Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Wilson- MLB Daily Dish
  The Mets need relief help the way humans need regular servings of food and water and they are foraging far and near for a few scraps of high-leverage help.
• Mets Sign Marlon Byrd; Mets, Latroy Hawkins agree to minor-league deal- MLB Daily Dish
  The Mets made some minor league signings to improve their depth charts this week. Byrd gives them a little help in center should things go wrong at the major league level Hawkins could help out their beleaguered bullpen.
• The Mets' Upcoming 40-Man Roster Crunch- Amazin’ Avenue
  The Mets need all the help they can get right now, but they are still limited to the constraints of the 40-man roster. With their recent additions, they are facing some tough decisions in the near future.
• The Mets' Outfield Isn't Looking Too Good- Amazin’ Avenue
  With the addition of Marlon Byrd, the Mets outfield has gone from bad to bad plus Marlon Byrd. Amazin’ Avenue gazes deep into the suck.
• Mets' Ike Davis to report to Spring Training early- MLB Daily Dish
  Ike Davis suffered one of the worst starts to the 2012 season of any player in baseball. He doesn’t want that to happen again, so he is heading to camp early in hopes that his horrible slump can be pushed up to March-April instead of April-May.