LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 8 Hall of Famers are among the players the Padres have dumped. Also, Adrian Gonzalez, Tony Fernandez, and a host of other All-Stars. I'm not saying Baxter is an AS-in-waiting... I'm just saying, that measuring stick has the distinct whiff of boo'stink. That he's had 260 PAs in parts of three seasons is a lot more indicative of the situations in which he found himself/what others thought of his ceiling/how hard he went into walls to preserve no-hitters than of his talent level or performance. Also, he's put up a .354 OBP in those PAs, and shown himself to be the best guy at not making outs in the current Met outfield. He's at worst a useful 5th OF, and maybe more, and that's virtually all that anybody here has said about him. Anyone for One year of Bobby Abreu for 7 million. I believe her is still out there.