Matthew Cerrone

News: Aguila Headed to Shea, per Daily News
By Matthew Cerrone - Jun 11, 2008 12:45 pm

According to Adam Rubin at his blog for the Daily News, Triple-A OF Chris Aguila is on his way from New Orleans to Shea Stadium.

For more on Aguila, be sure to read Rubin’s post.

Aguila was hitting .318 with 17 HR and 40 RBI in 218 at bats.

He is batting .353 against left-handed pitching, with a .413 OBP.

In a recent report for ESPN.com, fantasy baseball guru Erik Karabell wrote:

“The Mets might want to take a look at Aguila in the outfield…Yes, this is the same singles hitter who did very little in the Marlins outfield…but he’s playing well and hitting for power now.”

Aguila hit .234 with 18 extra base hits and nine walks in 141 games played for the Marlins between 2004 and 2006.

RSS feed

30 Comments »

Comment by Ferragamo
2008-06-11 12:47:32

Ted Berg and Val Pascucci are not going to be happy about this news!

Comment by Ted Berg
2008-06-11 12:54:35

I can’t speak for Pascucci, but I’m thrilled. Similar type of player, and one I’ve been advocating (maybe not as loudly as Pascucci) for a while.

Comment by Ferragamo
2008-06-11 13:04:59

I was just kidding around Ted I know you’ve been showing love to both Aguila and Pascucci, maybe a little more for Valentino. Lets hope Aguila can come up and contribute something to this team, god only knows we need it.

(Comments wont nest below this level)
 
 
 
Comment by GravediggerHebner
2008-06-11 12:48:13

Great news, as Pascucci has no fielding ability and Valentin is probably better as a coach at this stage.

 
Comment by NorfolkTides
2008-06-11 12:50:25

Meh. We’ll see what he does. It can’t hurt at this point. How old is this guy? Also, I wonder if he’ll get to start much, and if so whose spot he takes…

Comment by metfan435
2008-06-11 12:52:20

He is 29 and I would bet he will platoon with Endy.

Comment by Dirtysanchez
2008-06-11 12:53:47

Yep but new blood on this team. Lets see what the kids got.

(Comments wont nest below this level)
Comment by all162
2008-06-11 13:55:16

according to wikipedia, Aguila has been doing Polynesian fire knife dancing since he was in the fifth grade. that’s exactly what the mets need in the dugout.

 
 
 
 
Comment by NCMetsGuy
2008-06-11 12:56:48

Can he play a little 1B?

Comment by GravediggerHebner
2008-06-11 13:00:00

He hasn’t in the majors, but I think Arizona State was eliminated from the post season so maybe Ike Davis is available.

 
 
Comment by bigchart333
2008-06-11 12:59:37

he should be playing every day wile church is on the DL. He’ll only be up here for a little bit, give him EVERY chance to show the team he deserves to STAY here

 
Comment by Fregosi
2008-06-11 13:03:05

The winning streak starts today.

 
Comment by SheaVendor
2008-06-11 13:04:12

Willie will bat him 8th and he’ll see absolutely nothing to hit!

Comment by chew13
2008-06-11 13:10:10

Probably. That 8th slot in the lineup should be Schneider’s everyday that he’s in the lineup. Willie refuses to seriously shuffle the order. I would like to see. Assuming everybody is healthy

Reyes
Beltran
Wright
Church
Alou
Delgado
Castillo
Schneider
Pitcher

Comment by zer09
2008-06-11 15:00:30

what are you doing batting Church 4th? I know he’s had a good start, but come on, he’s not a cleanup hitter, get real… If anything, bat him between Wright and Beltran…

(Comments wont nest below this level)
Comment by Gina
2008-06-11 16:08:00

Beltran definitely isn’t a clean-up hitter either.

 
 
 
 
Comment by zen
2008-06-11 13:05:58

benny agbayani?

 
Comment by adropofvenom
2008-06-11 13:08:04

Yay, another established bum.

At least people will feel stupid now for clamoring for him.

Comment by SteveHenderson9-14-80
2008-06-11 13:42:19

I know, right!

The Mets should get Matt Holiday, he’s pretty good. We could trade Chris Aguila, Jonathan Niese, Mike Carp, and Jay Payton for him.

92-70, here we come.

Comment by zer09
2008-06-11 15:01:55

Holiday finishes in the top 10 in all offensive categories every year. You think the Rockies will trade him for that crop of garbage you wrote down? And where the heck did you find Jay Payton??

(Comments wont nest below this level)
Comment by Sasseroni
2008-06-11 15:05:25

Holliday also only slugs a bit over .400 out of Coors Lite, too. Park illusion……

 
Comment by shadesofshea
2008-06-11 16:51:37

I think your sarcasm meter is broken. Might want to bring it in for a check-up.

 
 
 
 
Comment by Horseman
2008-06-11 13:10:45

This is great news. This is a can’t lose situation. If he does great, he a keeper, if not, then back to AAA.

 
Comment by backinbusiness
2008-06-11 13:20:19

How does it work with these guys on MiLB contracts? I assume they can’t be sent back down to AAA without clearing waivers, right?

 
Comment by garykeithron
2008-06-11 13:20:39

finally. i’m shocked they didn’t go for another guy with a negative batting average

 
Comment by DK
2008-06-11 13:22:06

God I hate this team, but i cant stop watching. I need to cut off con-ed.

Comment by rogasm
2008-06-11 13:43:49

It’ s like abad wreck. You know you shouldn’t look because of what you might see, but you can’t look away either. That’s what makes us Mets fans.

 
 
Comment by Mr. Mets Butler
2008-06-11 13:43:52

Big mistake sending Abraham Nunez down. He was clutch!!

 
Comment by Sasseroni
2008-06-11 15:08:03

Time for Willie to throw him into the lineup and let him get over exposed like Tatis, Endy, Marlon, Easley, etc.

But I hope for the best….

 
Comment by Koko
2008-06-11 15:39:15

Our next Benny Agbayani!!

 
Name
E-mail
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.