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The Mets have traded RHP Guillermo Mota to the Brewers in exchange for C Johnny Estrada.
Omar Minaya, on the acquisition of Estrada…
“Johnny adds depth to our catching situation. He’s a former All-Star who switch-hits and has hit over .300 three times in his career.”
In 120 games with the Brewers last season, Estrada hit .278 with 10 homers and 54 RBI.
He threw out just 7.6 percent of runners attempting to steal, the worst among NL catchers.
Estrada underwent arthroscopic surgery on October 4th to repair torn medical meniscus in his left knee. He also had a bone spur removed from his right elbow.
…so long and good riddance, Mota…looks like the mets may have found their catcher…i’ve never been thrilled with estrada’s patience at the plate, but with the options presented, this is a potential low-risk, high-reward type of move…
…oh yeah, see ya paulie…
THANK GOD.
I jokle with m friends about how Willie gets outmanaged by every manager he faces with the exception of Ned Yost and Grady Little. Well, it looks like Omar has fond the man he can out-GM. Melvin, this is Juice-Boy we are talking about! Thank you and God bless. I am putting a check mark on Omar’s resume but lets not get carried away. I still smell a Dontrelle fiasco.
Just hope Estrada doesn’t end up on “the list.”
haha, lets hope not.
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At least Mota is gone. Estrada is a poor option, IMO.
For one year, a decent pick up.
estrada is better than any1 else available. much better than torrealba aswell
I’d rather Ramon Hernandez. I think his price of a “top prospect” could have been talked down.
glad you “think” that, you must be talking to a bunch of GM’s huh? How’s that going for you? All in all, you can’t complain about this move. Omar has done well, you can’t predict the future, so you act on what’s in front of you. Good move, especially if Estrada is healthy again.
Hernandez is making a lot of money with the Orioles, he had a very bad year last year with the bat and injuries. It could have been talked down. Especially if Omar was able to get Estrada for Mota.
Then what makes him any different than Estrada?
Hernandez still would have cost a 2nd tiered prospect most likely which we can now spin for some assistance at bullpen……….
Estrada is making less than mota…so if he needs to be cut if he is not performing….then we save money…and can go ahead and acquire someone else
Hernandez is much better defensively.
Estrada hit better than Hernandez, and he isn’t a slouch with the glove. Minaya is a genius.
I thought the O’s wanted a top prospect cause they wanted to pay most of Hernandez’s salary. It isn’t a salary dump for them- their rebuilding.
How different is he from LoDuca offensively? LoDuca is a stiff in the RBI dept and he hits the slowest grounders on the planet. Neither of them throw worth a damn.
well estrada can hit the ball over the infielders head….so thats a difference.
OK, Omar gets a passing grade on this one.
I feel vindicated standing up for Omar keeping Mota, instead of cutting him, for this very reason. Live arm, short and managable contract, someone was going to bite.
that is an amazing trade just amazing
In Omar we Trust, and this is why.
No. Amazing would be getting Santana.
no, amazing would be taking a poop after eating a big steak
i can tolerate this…no more mota and we pick up a solid platoon at catcher…estrada is a career .280 hitter and as recently as 2006 he hit .302/11/71…didnt realize he was such a decent stick…
RIP PLD.
Estrada had a pretty horrendous year last year — in fact, his OPS+ was 2 points lower than Lo Duca’s. And he was worst in the league at throwing out baserunners. That said, just by the numbers he’s the bret saberhagen of catchers — alternating good-year-bad-year since 2004. So hopefully he bounces back, and if nothing else he’s got to be better than difelice…and if nothing else, this gets Mota out of town.
Hopefully Castro will still get the lion’s share of the starts.
Also, he had a bone spur removed from his throwing elbow, which most likely affected his throws. Hopefully that will bring his % back up.
Threw out 31 percent in 2005, then 29 percent in 2006 - both decent numbers. This year, with the bone spur, threw out a career low 13 - so there’s reason to hope he can do better if healthy.
Besides - he’s the offensive end of the platoon. Castro has a great arm, and we should probably resign DiFelice to another minor league deal to be another defensive-minded backup just in case Castro’s back acts up.
I like it - solid player for a guy we would have given away for nothing.
The fact that we could get anything more than a fungo bat for Mota is amazing…Well Done Omar
Not sure of his contract status offhand but estrada/castro strict platoon for a year or 2 certainly beats these other alternatives on the market and via free agency. we need our chips for pitching.
1 yr @ 3.4 million
He’s in the final year of arbitration. Likely he gets 4-5 million there. But hey, we were willing to pay that for Torrealba, this is at least a 1 year deal for someone who you could make the case is better.
Omar make something out of nothing.
amazing.
Yee of little faith.
Willie better get to a self defense class right away
Ned Yost has a touch of redneck in him and that might help explain his little tete-a-tete with Estrada. I think it unlikely the same kind of thing would happen with Randolph.
Estrada is more attractive than any of the catching options out there right now…..it’s only for one year.
And this gets Mota off the team as well……..
So we have our catcher…..and still all the prospects to offer up for pitching/bullpen help.
excellent deal
“Johnny adds depth to our catching situation,” said Mets General Manager Omar Minaya.
What do you take from that comment? Doesn’t sound like an anointment of Estrada as the starting catcher.
we will need a 3rd catcher for when Ramon makes his 3 trips to the DL
DeFelice fits that role just fine - sign him to another minor league deal. Can’t hit worth a lick but he makes a decent emergency option because he calls a good game, plays good defense and throws well.
At 31, he has the injuries, but he’s a tad young for The Mets.