According to Newsday the Mets are expected to sent Julio Franco down to Triple-A to make room for Lastings Milledge's return tonight. Franco could ask for his release, accept the demotion, or just flat-out retire. It's a long overdue move from the Mets standpoint, and opens the door for the youngsters to get some more playing time.
Julio Franco's stats with the Mets (courtesy Baseball-Reference.com):
| Year | Age | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS+ |
| 2006 | 47 | 95 | 165 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 49 | .273 | .330 | .370 | 84 |
| 2007 | 48 | 40 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | .200 | .328 | .260 | 62 |