Jon Heyman is tweeting that the Mets are acquiring Gary Matthews Jr. from the Angels. He is owed a lot of $ over the next two seasons (like $24 million). Presumably, the trade includes Luis Castillo and hopefully a lot of cash from the Angels to cover this tool's salary.
Matthews is a one time All Star, that's right, once. He had one good season with the Rangers and turned it into a big contract from the idiot Angels. It would seem that the Mets have gotten him to get rid of Luis Castillo and to cover Beltran's spot for when he is out and in case he is out longer than expected. Provided that Castillo is in the deal, I would think that Omar would now look to lock up Orlando Hudson at second base.
Here's the thing. Is Angel Pagan/Luis Castillo really a lot worse than Matthews/Hudson? I do not know and it comes down to who is paying what also. If the money shakes out well, I could be very happy with this deal. Also, does this mean that the Mets now send Pagan somewhere for some pitching or a platoon partner for Daniel Murphy? There has been talk this off season that several teams like Pagan.
If you are not giving him the backup CF spot and bring in Gary Matthews Jr., I think it only makes sense to trade him. Franceour and Bay will not be coming out of the lineup very often, so how many at bats does that leave Pagan?When we get the details, we can decide if this is a good deal or not.
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