*** Official NY Mets Our OFFSEASON Has Come Thread ***

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According to Metsblog, Jason Stark (fwiw) says the following:

“The Mets have been looking for a defensive-minded catcher who could lead a staff, and Brian Schneider does that as well as anyone. And Ryan Church is a better player than you’re giving him credit for. He’s better than a fourth outfielder, even though he might be more a 5-day-a-week kind of player than a 7-day -a-week kind of player. And Milledge, frankly, turned out to be overrated. HIs value had plummeted. For a team trying to win in the short term, like the Mets, I totally understand this trade, Now let’s sit back and see how good Milledge turns out to be.”

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Milledge overrated? The only people who overrated Milledge were the Mets bloggers who were trying to hype him as the best prospect in the game. You know, the same people who think Fernando Martinez and Chris Gomes are in the top 10 right now. Milledge was a top 20 prospect, has performed well in his short tenure in New York, and if he were on this year's prospect list would rank in the top 10 as a CF.

One thing I agree on; Milledge's value has plummeted. Unfortuantly for Mets fans, it's percieved to be well below what it really is. That's not exactly the perfect time to trade him to me.