Lastings Milledge to the Nationals!
According to SNY via Metsblog as well as WFAN, the Mets have traded Lastings Milledge to the Nationals for Brian Schneider and Ryan Church.
WOW! Nationals got him for nothing.
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Re: Lastings Milledge to the Nationals!
by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2007 10:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by southcitysteve on Nov 30, 2007 10:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by milesntrane on Nov 30, 2007 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by jponry on Nov 30, 2007 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by sfgfan on Nov 30, 2007 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 30, 2007 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have a link or more info?
by Andy from DC on Nov 30, 2007 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Do you have a link or more info?
by SoFa King Mike on Nov 30, 2007 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by milesntrane on Nov 30, 2007 11:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by jponry on Nov 30, 2007 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2007 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by multiphasic on Nov 30, 2007 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Goofus on Nov 30, 2007 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by milesntrane on Dec 1, 2007 11:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 30, 2007 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by thehavenot on Nov 30, 2007 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by zenbitz on Nov 30, 2007 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Roger on Nov 30, 2007 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by milesntrane on Dec 1, 2007 11:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love this offseason
by wilriv21 on Nov 30, 2007 10:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2007 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by wilriv21 on Nov 30, 2007 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Goofus on Nov 30, 2007 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by wilriv21 on Nov 30, 2007 11:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by hairball on Nov 30, 2007 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Re: I love this offseason
by SoFa King Mike on Nov 30, 2007 11:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Goofus on Nov 30, 2007 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Lastings Milledge to the Nationals!
Church has consistently put up an OPS over .800 in an extreme pitchers' park. Schneider is the best defensive catcher in baseball. In exchange for Milledge, who has tools but is not even considered the top offering the Mets have--and the Mets have one of the worst farms in baseball.
by multiphasic on Nov 30, 2007 10:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2007 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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Schneider is not close to being the best defensive catcher in baseball... and he can't hit at all. Church is a solid player but Milledge has far more potential. And Milledge isn't part of the Mets farm system any more, btw.
The fact is that the Mets held on to Milledge for a long time when they could have gotten real value for him and then in the end, turned around and traded him for a very mediocre catcher and a platoon player (albeit a good one). That's just bad. If this is the best deal they could have gotten for him, they should have just kept him around.
by jponry on Nov 30, 2007 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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Well, I still live in 2004 apparently... but BP still considered him elite as of 2006. Which is a somewhat fancy way of saying yeah, I stand corrected. Nonetheless, he's a top ten defensive catcher. Estrada and Lo Duca were both in the bottom ten. So regardless, he's a drastic improvement, defensively.
As far as handling Milledge, value-wise, yeah, they fugged up. But as far as ceiling goes, I've been reading people outside the Mets inner circle expressing extreme doubts about Milledge ever coming close to his ceiling. Seems like Minaya got guarantees in exchange for promises...
by multiphasic on Nov 30, 2007 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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And I don't really see Church as more of a sure thing than Milledge... he's had a lot of problems staying healthy over his career.
Like I said, if this is the best return they could get for Milledge, they should have just kept him. But IMO, the Mets have been continually shooting themselves in the foot WRT Milledge since 2006.
by jponry on Nov 30, 2007 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Lyle on Nov 30, 2007 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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What's most similar package we have to Church and Schnieder? I guess Schierholtz and Molina?
by Woody Wins on Nov 30, 2007 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That would actually be a better deal for the mets
by awesomer on Nov 30, 2007 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2007 11:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by howtheyscored on Nov 30, 2007 11:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 30, 2007 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by thehavenot on Nov 30, 2007 12:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
WTF!
Sabean should be fired for this!
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 30, 2007 2:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by cheno on Nov 30, 2007 2:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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The only way this is explainable is if there really is knowledge inside the industry that Milledge is a ticking time bomb/clubhouse cancer. Or the Mets are unconscionably dumb. Take your pick.
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 30, 2007 5:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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by Roger on Dec 1, 2007 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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