Update 1/12 13:13: According to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, the Mets could possibly sign Molina in “the next 48 to 72 hours”.

1/12 10:32am: According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, free agent catcher Bengie Molina has lowered his asking price.

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 has offered a two-year, $12 million 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.