Charles Odum in today’s New York Post and David Lennon in today’s Newsday detail how the trade that brought Jeff Francoeur to the Mets unfolded.
According to Lennon, Omar Minaya credits Assistant-GM John Ricco with the idea during a “brainstorming session” last Thursday for coming up with the idea.
After this brainstorming session, according to Odum, Minaya [...]

Earlier tonight, the Mets traded OF Ryan Church to the Braves for OF Jeff Francoeur and ‘cash considerations.’
…i understand why the deal was made, i am just not sure it matters or makes total sense… though, i like having frenchy’s defense and arm in Citi Field, and, if he gets it together, he has the potential for [...]

The Mets have traded Ryan Church to the Braves for OF Jeff Francoeur.
Update, 6:47 pm, by Matthew Cerrone:
Omar Minaya said the Mets will receive ‘cash considerations’ in the deal from the Braves with Francoeur.
Minaya described Francoeur as a Gold Glove right fielder, who, as he put it, ‘some consider to be the [...]

David Wright hit third last night, with Ryan Church batting clean up, from where the two combined for seven hits and were involved in seven of the team’s 11 runs.
Wright leads the National League with a .356 batting average, and, though he’s on pace to hit just 10 home runs and strike out more than [...]

Last night, David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church each hit a home run, while the Phillies hit four home runs against Johan Santana.
Prior to the game, the popular topic on talk radio, online and around the ballpark was the team’s lack of power, especially in Citi Field.
“Oh, you hadn’t heard… They moved in the [...]

Following tonight’s loss to the Nationals, the Mets activated Ryan Church from the disabled list.
Church will take Emil Brown’s spot on the roster, as Brown was designated for assignment.

Ryan Church played six pain-free innings during an extended spring training game yesterday in St. Lucie.
Church is likely to be activated on Sunday, when he is first eligible to return from the disabled list.
Prior to yesterday’s game, Jerry Manuel said the decision to send Fernando Martinez back to Triple-A will be based on how he performs over the [...]

Carlos Beltran will start in center field today and bat third.
Alex Cora will leadoff and play shortstop, followed in order by Luis Castillo, Beltran, Gary Sheffield in right field, David Wright, Daniel Murphy, Fernando Martinez in left field, Omir Santos and Mike Pelfrey.
Prior to the game, Jerry Manuel told reporters he expects Ryan Church to [...]

In case you missed it, from yesterday’s busy afternoon…
Jose Reyes left yesterday’s extended spring-training game in the third inning because he felt ‘discomfort in his right knee.’
Reyes had been put on the disabled list with tendinitis in his calf.
He will return to New York today for additional tests.
“All the indications I have is that it wasn’t [...]

David Lennon of Newsday posts an interesting report on how a player will deal with being on the disabled list, specifically Jose Reyes and Ryan Church, who talk to Lennon about the experience.
“You feel like you’re an outcast,” Church told Lennon.  “You can only do so much.  I know you still have to be out [...]

Ryan Church had an MRI yesterday that did not reveal a tear in his right hamstring, according to SNY.
Church told reporters yesterday that he is feeling a lot better than he did over the weekend in Boston.
That said, Omar Minaya told reporters the team is still considering whether to put Church on the disabled list, while saying Mets 20–year-old [...]

The good news is Francisco Rodriguez jogged out to the bullpen today and warmed up, hours after collapsing from back spasms that sent him the hospital.
That said, following today’s game, Jose Reyes told reporters that his leg is still not feeling good, and said there is ‘no chance’ he will start tomorrow.
What’s more, Ramon Martinez [...]

Francisco Rodriguez told reporters he is feeling better today, and will decide after treatment whether he will be available to pitch today in Boston.
Rodriguez missed yesterday’s game with back spasms, and then went to the hospital following the game.
Meanwhile, according to the Daily News, “Ryan Church will be examined by team doctors in New York [...]

Yesterday, like I did on MetsBlog.com, talk radio and print media spent much of the day asking similar questions about whether there is a riff between Jerry Manuel and Ryan Church.
“I don’t have a rift with anybody on the team,” Manuel explained to reporters from Los Angeles yesterday.  “There is a certain level of play [...]

In one of the more painful moments of the season, Ryan Church missed third base last night, while rounding the bag on his way to scoring what could have been the go-ahead run.
However, Joe Torre immediately called to the umpire for an appeal, who called Church out for stepping in front of the base – not on it.
To me, it [...]