Quote: Willie Loves Angel Pagan
The Mets recently contacted the Pirates about OF Xavier Nady, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ‘but there is no indication anything substantive is afoot or even likely.’
According to the report, citing a ‘team source,’ the Pirates would likely seek pitching prospects in any deal for Nady.
…as i have said before, nady would require a pitcher like Phil Humber, who the Mets no longer have…you know, a guy not as far along as Mike Pelfrey, but better than Jon Niese or Eddie Kunz…so, as much as i would love to see nady back on the Mets, i just don’t see how it happens…
…if the Mets are going to make a trade, as noted last week, it’ll likely be 
towards the end of March, using an extra arm from the bullpen, and for a guy better than Angel Pagan, who is not going to get in the way of Moises Alou…which is why i just feel like pagan may be this team’s opening day left fielder, or Endy Chavez, as we all wait for alou’s return…
In fact, last week in the Daily News, Adam Rubin wrote that the Mets have been shopping Jorge Sosa and Scott Schoeneweis, who will not be happy if he’s traded, according to Jeremy Cothran in the Star-Ledger.
Speaking of Pagan, during yesterday’s game, he ran hard on what should have been a bloop single turning it in to a double.
Randolph, on Pagan, after yesterday’s game…
“That’s why I love this kid. He hustles. He plays hard. He’s one of the better athletes on the team. We can all learn from that…Hey, that’s how you make the ball club. Little things like that, I notice, they jump out at me every time…batting average isn’t going to make this team. It’s those kind of plays that are going to make this club for guys like him.”
For more on Pagan, who has hit .255 in 318 at-bats over the last two years, check out Petter Botte’s report for the Daily News.
