Las Vegas, NV (My Sportsbook) - The New York Mets have acquired relief pitcher J.J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade that also involves the Cleveland Indians.

In the 12-player deal, which marked the first for new Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik, the Mets will receive Putz, who has recorded 101 saves in his six seasons with the Mariners. Also going to New York is pitcher Sean Green and outfielder Jeremy Reed, both from Seattle.

The deal comes only hours after the Mets officially signed former Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez, who set the major league record with 62 saves in 2008. It is believed that Putz will serve as the set-up man in a bullpen that will feature an entirely new look in 2009.

"From the Mets' fans' concerns, they all said please address the bullpen. Well, to the Mets' fans, we've addressed the bullpen," said general manager Omar Minaya.

The Mariners will receive a total of six players from the Mets -- three major leaguers, which include pitcher Aaron Heilman, outfielder Endy Chavez and first baseman Mike Carp. Seattle will also get minor league pitchers Maikel Cleto and Jason Vargas, as well as outfielder Ezequiel Carrera from New York. In addition, the Indians sent outfielder Franklin Gutierrez to Seattle as part of the trade.

"Our primary goal this offseason has been to accumulate talent, both at the major league level and in our minor league system," said Zduriencik. "We believe all seven of these players have a chance to help make us a better team, either immediately or in the future."

Cleveland will end up with second baseman Luis Valbuena from the Mariners and pitcher Joe Smith from the Mets.

"We're the smaller part of the trade, but I think it's hard to put together a win-win-win trade," said Indiana GM Mark Shapiro. "And I think everyone is satisfied. Hopefully a year from now, everyone is sitting back and saying this is a great trade."

Putz, who experienced elbow problems and spent time on the disabled list in 2008, had a 6-5 record with 15 saves and a 3.88 earned run average in 47 total games for Seattle. His best season came in 2007, when he posted a 6-1 record along with 40 saves and a 1.38 ERA in 68 games.

Reed, 27, posted a .269 batting average, two homers and 31 runs batted in during 97 games in 2008. He has spent his entire five-year career with the Mariners, batting .257 with 11 homers and 98 RBI in 336 games.

Green posted a 4-5 record with one save and a 4.67 ERA in 72 appearances in 2008 for Seattle. The 29-year-old has a 9-7 record with a 4.32 ERA in 160 games in three seasons with the Mariners.

Heilman, who recently turned 30 in November, began his career with the Mets originally as a starter but was converted into a reliever. In 2008, he posted a 3-8 record with a 5.21 ERA -- his worst since 2004 -- in 76 innings pitched. In the past he has made it clear that he would rather be a starter than come out of the bullpen.

Chavez has served as a utility player for the Mets in the past three seasons, hitting .267 with a homer and 12 RBI in 133 games in 2008. In his eight-year career with the Royals, Expos, Nationals, Phillies and Mets, Chavez has posted a .270 average with 17 homers, 177 RBI and 77 stolen bases in 773 games.

Carp, 22, had a .299 batting average with 17 homers and 72 RBI in 134 games this past season for the Mets' Double-A team in Binghamton. He was selected by New York in the ninth round of the 2004 MLB draft.

Gutierrez, who the Indians acquired in a trade that sent outfielder Milton Bradley to the Dodgers, hit .248 with eight homers and 41 RBI in 134 games last season for Cleveland. The 25-year-old has a .258 average with 22 homers and 85 RBI in 284 games for the Indians in parts of four seasons.

The 22-year-old Valbuena will head to the Indians with only 22 games of major league experience, having hit 12-for-49 with one RBI for the Mariners in 2008. He was signed by Seattle as a free agent in 2002 out of Venezuela.

Smith, who the Mets selected in the third round of the 2006 MLB draft, posted a 6-3 record with a 3.55 ERA in 82 games in 2008. In 136 career games in New York over two seasons, the 24-year-old Smith has a 9-5 record with a 3.51 ERA.

Cleto spent most of 2008 with the Mets' Single-A team in the South Atlantic League, posting a 5-11 record with a 4.25 ERA in 135 2/3 innings for the Savannah Sand Gnats.

Vargas, 25, last appeared in the major leagues in 2007 for New York, when he pitched 10 1/3 innings. In his three-year major league career with the Mets and Marlins, he has a 6-8 record with a 4.11 ERA in 127 innings pitched.

Carrera, 21, spent 2008 with the Mets' Single-A team in the South Atlantic League, posting a .263 average with seven homers, 29 RBI and 28 stolen bases, as he served as the team's leadoff hitter.