While his numbers with the Mets look very similar to what Frenchy has been doing over the last couple of years, Hidalgo was a much better player in his few seasons leading up to the trade. Hidalgo was a better turn-around candidate.

Your right, this trade does feel a lot like that one, only that one was better on paper at the time it was pulled.

I wish Francoeur luck and hope this works out. It won’t.

Things can only get better, right?

If he does better than Church, then I’ll like him better than Church. Right now, they’re just words.

If he does worse than Church, then I’ll like him less than Church and this trade will be a disaster.

I wish him the best and hope he excels with the Mets.

And as a complete side note, I am home watching the Yanks – Angels game, and I hope Minaya would just look at how the Angels play the game so he has an idea of how to build a major league team. That team hustles 100% of the time, they go first to third on almost every hit to the outfield. They are clearly not the most talented team, but they get the most out of their players and their manager is a no non-sense guy. If you don’t hustle for Scioscia you don’t play.