Quote: Stark on Schneider, Chruch, Milledge
In a chat for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark had the following to say about the Mets acquiring C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church for Lastings Milledge:
“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.”
…it’s early in the history of this deal, but i’m getting the sense that this has everything to do with milledge…and that, most Mets fans who are irate about this deal, are fans who still view milledge like it’s early 2005…personally, i still believe he’s going to blossom in to an exciting player, but if he has very little trade value, and the Mets had soured on him, i guess it’s better to move on now than to wait and see…
