Category Archives: Trades

How the Mets Might Have Landed Dan Haren

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Matt Himelfarb

Yesterday, the Angels acquired Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks for southpaw Joe Saunders and three pitching prospects: Patrick Corbin, Tyler Skaggs, and Rafael Rodriguez. The consensus, in a nutshell, is that the deal is reminiscent of a cross between the … Continue reading →

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Braves Deal Yunel Escobar for Alex Gonzalez

Posted on July 14, 2010 by loge mezzanine

Interesting deal… The Braves seem to be gearing up for the pennant race, dealing the frustrating waste of talent that is Yunel Escobar for the veteran presence of Alex Gonzalez. Here’s the breakdown from the always highly recommended ROTOWORLD: Blue … Continue reading →

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No Trading Chips – Same Story, Different Year

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Joe Janish

If one thing has remained constant throughout Omar Minaya’s tenure as Mets GM, it is an inability to pull the trigger on a “big” trade at the July deadline. Some may say it is because the Mets “didn’t need” to … Continue reading →

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Chris Carter DFA’d

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to MLBTradeRumors (hat tip to NY Baseball Digest), the Red Sox have DFA’d Chris Carter — presumably the other “player to be named later” in the Billy Wagner trade. I’m not sure what exactly this means, mainly because I … Continue reading →

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Ezequiel Carrera Wins Batting Crown

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Joe Janish

Where They Are Now: Ezequiel Carrera This afternoon I received an email from the Southern League announcing that Ezequiel Carrera of the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx had won the batting crown. I’m thinking … “hey, that name sounds familiar!”. Of … Continue reading →

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Mets Get PTBNL from Red Sox

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Joe Janish

Anyone else out there not paying attention to Mets news over this past weekend? In case you missed it: On Saturday, the Red Sox sent to the Mets one of the two players to be named later in the Billy … Continue reading →

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Dead End Deals

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Joe Janish

Yesterday we looked at the Mets’ trade with the Seattle Mariners last December, and became collectively ill over the fact that seven players were traded away for what could essentially turn out to be Sean Green. Nothing against Green, but … Continue reading →

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Was Sean Green Worth All That?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Joe Janish

A sickening feeling came over me after again looking at this December, 2008 trade: Mets trade Aaron Heilman, Joe Smith, Endy Chavez, Jason Vargas, Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, and Maikel Cleto in return for J.J. Putz, Jeremy Reed, and Sean … Continue reading →

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