http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2007/11/30/mets-trade-milledge-to-nats-for-scrap/ Hot Stove New York is the one-stop destination for New York sports fans. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2007/11/30/mets-trade-milledge-to-nats-for-scrap/comment-page-1/#comment-775 gozer Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:09:53 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2007/11/30/mets-trade-milledge-to-nats-for-scrap/#comment-775 I think the Mets figured that if they had to downgrade offensively at the catcher position, they had to upgrade defensively. From that perspective I understand adding Schnieder. I also understand Church. The acquisitions make sense...it's what's heading the other way that is so shocking. I won't miss Milledge, but I always imagined that when he left, he'd be bringing something back in return. How could someone like that have zero value after being one of this franchises more highly touted prospects in the last decade?? It just seems like all the cards are falling against the Mets. The one hope they had is that they could move some of these young assets for value, but now it seems like they can't even do that. I'm officially alarmed about this '08 rotation. We're looking at Pedro, Maine, Perez, Duque, and who? Livan Hernandez? Something crazy is gonna have to happen next week in order for the Mets to come out of the Winter Meetings with anything of value. This trade has really depressed me. I think the Mets figured that if they had to downgrade offensively at the catcher position, they had to upgrade defensively. From that perspective I understand adding Schnieder. I also understand Church. The acquisitions make sense…it’s what’s heading the other way that is so shocking. I won’t miss Milledge, but I always imagined that when he left, he’d be bringing something back in return. How could someone like that have zero value after being one of this franchises more highly touted prospects in the last decade?? It just seems like all the cards are falling against the Mets. The one hope they had is that they could move some of these young assets for value, but now it seems like they can’t even do that. I’m officially alarmed about this ‘08 rotation. We’re looking at Pedro, Maine, Perez, Duque, and who? Livan Hernandez? Something crazy is gonna have to happen next week in order for the Mets to come out of the Winter Meetings with anything of value. This trade has really depressed me.

]]> http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2007/11/30/mets-trade-milledge-to-nats-for-scrap/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Robert Abruzzese Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:53:27 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2007/11/30/mets-trade-milledge-to-nats-for-scrap/#comment-774 Maybe the Mets are going to turn around and trade Church. Schneider has terrible numbers. This move doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Maybe the Mets are going to turn around and trade Church. Schneider has terrible numbers. This move doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

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