From JOEL SHERMAN

The Mets were planning on offering arbitration only to Oliver Perez at today’s deadline. Perez made $6.5 million last year and probably would double that if he accepted arbitration. But Perez is a Scott Boras client and almost certainly will find a multi-year deal out there (possibly from the Mets or even the Yankees), even with the draft pick compensation now attached to him. The Mets’ other free agents are Moises Alou, Tony Armas Jr., Luis Ayala, Damion Easley, Orlando Hernandez, Pedro Martinez, Ramon Martinez, Trot Nixon and Ricardo Rincon.