The Mets have traded Mike Cameron to San Diego for Xavier Nady. On the surface, I don't get this trade. My guess is this is the first step to a big free agent signing or a trade for Manny Ramirez. If the move frees up the money to where the Mets could sign a Billy Wagner and Ramon Hernandez, fine. A platoon with Nady and Mike Jacobs at first base would be sufficient.
Nady had some great stretches last year in terms of hitting for power, but he was playing behind Ryan Klesko. The question remains how would he hold up playing 120-130 games. And now I'm starting to hope we don't get Ramirez, because with Cameron gone, to get him, we will HAVE to trade outfielding prospect Lastings Milledge, who's supposed to be excellent. Milledge should not be traded. And he would just be the first part of the trade. We'd probably have to include Aaron Heilman and or Yusmeiro Petit. I know how good Manny is, but I don't want to raid the farm system.
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very clever headline--hope everything is going well for you--let's go Rangers
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