When I first heard this trade early this afternoon, I was actually in my car and I literally had to pull over and let it sink in… Then I felt a perfect storm brewing in my head… I was freaking mad…After hearing all this hype about what a talent Lastings Milledge was, and how he was going to be in our outfield for years and years, what happened? Wasn’t this the same...
Read MoreWFAN Radio is reporting the Mets have traded Lastings Milledge to the Washington Nationals for C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church. 2007 STATS Lastings Milledge | Right Field/Center FieldAvgHRRBIRunsSB.272729273 Brian Schneider | Catcher AvgHRRBIRunsSB.235654330 Ryan Church | Left...
Read MoreOn Thursday, Omar Minaya addressed the Jose Reyes rumors by saying, "Jose Reyes is one of our core players. I don’t see us trading Jose Reyes for one of those guys being mentioned. It just doesn’t make sense for us."Minaya went on to say that the Mets are very happy with Jose Reyes. Minaya declined to comment on Johan Santana. Trading Reyes would diminish the Mets lineup...
Read MoreIn addition to releasing their annual top organizational prospects list, Baseball America also does a synopsis of who has the best tools in each organization. I always enjoy looking this particular list over because it gives me a better sense of not only who the Mets prospects are, but also what their biggest strengths are. For example, I’ve always heard about what a great hitter Fernando...
Read MoreThat is why I always say, "In Omar We Trust."Like I said in my previous post, Omar Minaya is to smart a general manager to trade an everyday superstar shortstop for a starting pitcher, even one as great as Johan Santana. (see post below)In a great article by Joel Sherman of the NY Post, Joel shared some great quotes that Omar Minaya made regarding the...
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