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[JUAN GONZO]

Astacio 'right' man for Mets

NEW YORK (AP) -- Free agent Pedro Astacio and the Mets reached agreement on a one-year deal Wednesday night, giving New York a much-needed righty for its rotation.

	Pedro Astacio
			Height: 6'2" Weight: 210 Position: P Bats/Throws: R/R More info: Stats Splits

Astacio gets a $5 million salary for 2002, and can make another $5 million in performance bonuses. His contract can become guaranteed for 2003 if he pitches a certain amount of innings.

The Mets, one of baseball's busiest teams in the offseason, had boosted their offense by acquiring Mo Vaughn -- for right-handed pitcher Kevin Appier -- along with Roberto Alomar and Roger Cedeno.

New York also had obtained Shawn Estes from San Francisco. He joined Al Leiter, Glendon Rusch and Bruce Chen as a fourth left-hander in the Mets' prospective rotation, leaving Steve Trachsel as the lone right-hander.

Astacio was one of the biggest names available at last year's July 31 trading deadline. He was sent from the Colorado Rockies with cash considerations to the Houston Astros for pitcher Scott Elarton and a player to be named.

But Astacio had a partial tear in his right shoulder and, after going 2-1 with a 3.14 ERA for the Astros, was shut down for the rest of the season.

Astacio, 32, finished the season at 8-14 with a 5.09 ERA in 26 starts for the Rockies and Astros.

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