Willie played 126 games for the Mets in 2011, alternating with Scott Hairston between the fourth and fifth outfield slots. In retrospect, he wasn't all that bad, and even had a few big moments. I think the disappointment was largely about him not turning into a particularly impressive defensive specialist — which a team needs when they're using Lucas Duda in the outfield. He wasn't terrible, but he was sort of indifferent on defense, which kind of stung after seeing the superheroics he had previously performed against the team.