Paul Lo Duca Signs with Rockies
Paul Lo Duca is getting one last shot — he has signed a minor-league deal with the Colorado Rockies.
The Mets were never interested, since they do not have a need for a catcher nor for a backup, righthanded-hitting first baseman who can also play the outfield in a pinch. We went over that in November.
Strange, of all the teams in MLB, Colorado seemed the least likely to be a landing spot for the veteran catcher. The Rockies, after all, have that holier-than-thou thing going on up in the mountains, and Lo Duca has a history of engaging in vices such as betting on the horses, cheating with PEDs, and having affairs with teenage girls. But Jesus forgives, and perhaps Paulie will find his salvation a mile above sea level.
In other news, both Doug Davis and Joel Piniero have been scooped off the free agent market, with Davis going to Milwaukee and Piniero to the Angels. I suppose the best availables now rank Sheets, Garland, Pedro, Padilla, Washburn. Still, seeing how the Reds are dangling Harang/Arroyo, and Tavares would seem to be an ideal fit for the vacant 4th OF role, a trade with Cincinnati seems to make so much sense. Alas, that’ll be the reason why the Mets will state in April why they never explored such a trade.