For Real?

[HahnSolo]

Milledge for Schneider and Church?

That's what they're saying on the FAN.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nuh-uh.

[soupcan]

If true - that will come back and bite the Mets right in the ass.

[Guest iramets]

Edgy DC wrote: Nuh-uh.

Beningo and Roberts say "Yup."

Also, "This sucks."

[HahnSolo]

I can't find confirmation, but they're talking like it's already happened.

[Guest Edgy DC]

So does edginigno.

My word.

[soupcan]

Omar's got to have something else in the hopper - he's got three catchers now and Milledge as part a package could've brought a starter.

Please let there be another deal coming.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

oh fuck

[Centerfield]

This makes no sense. Ryan Church is a decent player. Brian Schneider hits worse than LoDuca. That's not enough for Milledge.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Did Church take the time to legally change his name to Zambrano?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

what the fuck

[Centerfield]

soupcan wrote: Omar's got to have something else in the hopper - he's got three catchers now and Milledge as part a package could've brought a starter. Please let there be another deal coming.

I remember thinking Omar had something in the hopper and no way he'd let the Mets start the 2007 season with Perez, Maine, Pelfrey and two guys over forty as the starting rotation.

[Valadius]

Can't find this in print. I refuse to believe this.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, denial is one of the stages.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't get it at all.

Church is a more established player, but we've seen what he can do and Milledge offers much more potential.

And is Schneider all that better than Estrada?

And how does this help us get a starting pitcher? (Maybe the A's really like Ryan Church?)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, we get worse here, but we also add salary.

The upside is... I don't know. We clear a roster spot?

[bmfc1]

For background on Ryan Church, Vlad and Edgy know this, Church is either a dumb guy, a country bumpkin', or an anti-Semite. I prefer to think he's just ignorant:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/20/AR2005092002093.html

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, I was thinking that this deal is a racist's dream.

[soupcan]

According to FAN this deal is done.

Supposedly The A's and the O's were not interested in Milledge as part of any package and the Red Sox are now interested in Haren.

So dealing Milledge doesn't hurt in terms of being included for a SP and the price for Haren has gone up.

[bmfc1]

As a Mets fan in DC, I've come to like Brian Schneider. You'll like the way he gives signals to the infield. Church--feh. I'm not a fan. I think it was Frank Robinson that sent him to AAA two seasons ago when he slept through spring training.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The collapse continues

[Valadius]

Church is a schmuck.

Schneider is all right defensively, but he's not great offensively.

It seems we're more collecting players to package later than making a team.

[Fman99]

Gay.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Nats seem to hate the guy. He performs well for them, but they've given everybody and his brother a chance to beat him out. He always shows up without a job, and only gets thrown in there after some other guy struggles.

Milledge has a better scouting sheet than Kevin Mitchell ever had as a Mets prospect, and Ryan Church is no Kevin McReynolds.

My penis is all shriveled up.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="Newsday.com"] Mets trade Milledge to Nats FROM NEWSDAY.COM 1:10 PM EST, November 30, 2007 According a report by WFAN, the Mets have traded outfielder Lastings Milledge to the Washington Nationals in return for catcher Brian Schneider and outfielder Ryan Church. The move would cost the Mets one of their prized trading chips, and they now have a logjam at catcher after acquiring Johnny Estrada two weeks ago. The trade was reported by WFAN's Chris Russo, who said that he and partner Mike Francesa were informed of the trade by Mets ownership during a tour of Citi Field construction.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, if it's based on something Chris Russo heard then maybe there's a slim hope that this isn't for real. It wouldn't be the first time that Mike and Chris reached an incorrect conclusion.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

blow me omar

]newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-spmilledge1201,0,1176471.story Newsday.com Mets trade Milledge to Nats BY DAVID LENNON david.lennon@newsday.com 1:20 PM EST, November 30, 2007 The Mets have traded Lastings Milledge to the Nationals for catcher Brian Schneider and outfielder Ryan Church, a baseball official confirmed this afternoon. Milledge was believed to be a major chip in the Mets' pursuit of an elite starting pitcher this offseason, but that apparently was not the case. Schneider, 31, will now take over in the catching tandem with Ramon Castro, only a week after the Mets traded for Johnny Estrada. Schneider is expected to be a defensive upgrade to Estrada, who is now almost certain to be released. Schneider hit .235 with six homers and 54 RBI last season. Church, 29, will be added to the mix in rightfield. He batted .272 with 15 home runs and 70 RBI in 144 games for the Nationals. Milledge showed flashes of his highly-touted potential in the past two seasons. He batted .272 (50-for-184) with seven homers and 29 RBI last year. Evidently, the Mets value Carlos Gomez, a superior defensive player, over Milledge. But Gomez could be moved in a deal for a starting pitcher at next week's winter meetings. WFAN was the first to report the trade earlier this afternoon. Copyright � 2007, Newsday Inc.

[Valadius]

So what the hell did we get Estrada for? Do we just cut him now?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mota.
Yes.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Estrada was a fallback. And also a way to unload Mota's salary.