According to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, he says the New York Mets and free agent catcher Bengie Molina are close to signing. Morosi also wonder how Beltran’s unexpected surgery will affect the Met’s off-season plans.

Molina and the New York Mets have been negotiating all Winter.  The hold up has been the Met’s reluctance to offer Molina a third guaranteed year. The club previously has offered a two-year, $12 million contract. It’s believed that Molina now has lowered his asking price. It is not known if he’s lowered his salary requirements or the number of years on the contract.

Molina, 35, wrapped up a three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants last season. In 2009, he had a batting average of .265, he hit 20 home runs and drove in 80 RBIs.

You can see Bengie Molina’s statistics here.