Post by seaver41 on Jan 5, 2008 18:55:30 GMT -5
The Mets traded RHPRyan Meyers and OF Corey Coles to the Cubs for OF Angel Pagan.
Pagan was actually drafted by the Mets in 1999 and was on the inaugural Brooklyn Cyclones team.
Pagan completes the Mets' bench. He's going to be the righty counterpart of Endy and serve as primary pinch runner. This allows Carlos Gomez to stay in AAA to develop (assuming he's still with the team).
Here's how the position players will break down:
Starting Nine:
Jose Reyes
Luis Castillo
David Wright
Carlos Beltran
Carlos Delgado
Moises Alou
Ryan Church
Brian Schneider
Bench:
Damion Easley (utility man)
Marlon Anderson (primary PH, will probably start only if necessar)
Endy Chavez (lefty backup OF)
Angel Pagan (righty backup OF, PR)
Ramon Castro (back-up C)
A notable omission is Ruben Gotay. Because he can't hit lefties well or field well, he's going to AAA where he'll be more valuable. They will likely try to convert him to 1B.
Pagan was actually drafted by the Mets in 1999 and was on the inaugural Brooklyn Cyclones team.
Pagan completes the Mets' bench. He's going to be the righty counterpart of Endy and serve as primary pinch runner. This allows Carlos Gomez to stay in AAA to develop (assuming he's still with the team).
Here's how the position players will break down:
Starting Nine:
Jose Reyes
Luis Castillo
David Wright
Carlos Beltran
Carlos Delgado
Moises Alou
Ryan Church
Brian Schneider
Bench:
Damion Easley (utility man)
Marlon Anderson (primary PH, will probably start only if necessar)
Endy Chavez (lefty backup OF)
Angel Pagan (righty backup OF, PR)
Ramon Castro (back-up C)
A notable omission is Ruben Gotay. Because he can't hit lefties well or field well, he's going to AAA where he'll be more valuable. They will likely try to convert him to 1B.
