Mets Re-Acquire Angel Pagan

by Eric Simon on Jan 5, 2008 3:05 PM EST

A quiet offseason just got infinitesimally less quiet, as the Mets sent minor league outfielder Corey Coles (26) and right-handed pitcher Ryan Meyers (22) to the Cubs in exchange for outfielder Angel Pagan, who had been in the Mets' system from 2000 through 2005.

Pagan, a switch hitter, is a career .255/.306/.415 hitter in the big leagues. He was sold to the Cubbies back in 2006, and the Mets have brought him back for some outfield depth in New Orleans, presumably.

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Great Trade, now use him!

Great trade. While Myers has some upside, neither he nor Coles (26) were very likely to be useful to the Mets. Pagan, though, gives back most of what was lost when Milledge was shipped out. It'll be interesting to see if Pagan gets enough playing time to break out.

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by scoutingbook on Jan 6, 2008 12:32 AM EST reply actions

Milledge? seriously?

Granted, I haven't been following Pagan's career as a Cub very closely, but nothing I've seen suggests anything more than Timo-Perez-like useful fourth/fifth outfielder as his ultimate career destination. Are you seriously suggesting his potential tops out anywhere near Milledge's (which is to say, above-league-average to star hitter)? Do you have some evidence for that?

I figure they picked him up in order to keep the Mets' farm system stocked with amazing names. First they corner the market on Ambiorixes, and now this -- if they can get Homer Bush, no one else will be able to compete.

by anonymous on Jan 6, 2008 12:38 AM EST up reply actions

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the reaction on metsblog is downright funny. people are irate that we gave up 2 no names for a 4th/5th outfielder. it gets tougher and tougher to read that site every day.

by gogomets on Jan 6, 2008 2:25 AM EST reply actions