More details are being made available in regards to this puzzling trade between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. Fox Sports, Ken Rosenthal is not confirming that this deal has actually taken place. Kudos to Mike and the Mad Dog for being the first to break this.
But now, seriously. Why on in the world would the Mets even entertain this offer? Sending their one trading chip away three days prior to the winter meetings? This really doesn't make any sense.
Oh, Lastings, we hardly knew thee.
Problematic as he might have been, Lastings Milledge showed tremendous upside. In just two short years with the Mets, he raised his average from .241 in 2006 to .272 at the end of the 2007 season. Many believed Lastings would have had a much higher trade value that what the Mets got in return.
This trade would now place Schneider as the regular catcher, bumping newly acquired Johnny Estrada to playing backup with current Mets catcher Ramon Castro. Estrada was acquired in exchange for troubled reliever Guillermo Mota. Church is a left-handed bat that could play right field...occasionally, the best option currently in right is to platoon Endy Chavez and Carlos Gomez. So again, I ask why did this trade happen?
It may not be obvious to any of us right now, but one would only hope that Mets GM Omar Minaya has something else up his sleeve.
One could only hope...
-Matt Armstrong
Estrada is going to be cut, Castro will remain the backup.
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