Mets Inquire On Reed Johnson, Shannon Stewart

Can Reed play centre?

He spelled rumour just just fine. Toronto is in British Canada, don't forget. That's how they spell rumor in English speaking countries in Europe.

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If the Mets trade for Reed, then we know all the Jays are going to get back are crap.

Reed plays a solid centerfield so i say Minesota trades for him cause watching Carlos Gomez, it really makes me think he will be sent down to the minors to work on his game.

man reed johnson is 31? also when did the jays get stewart? since they have lind and two good outfielders in rios and wells it seems to make sense to trade someone. what do the jays need? their pitching is good and young so i wouldnt mess with that. i dont see what the jays are interested in.

Doubt Johnson or Stewart are gonna be traded anytime soon. I don't think Lind is projected to take over LF anytime soon. If either of them are traded I hope we don't get crap, they're both decent outfielders.

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What do you think they are worth exactly? Stewart signed on a minor league deal, you think all the sudden his value sky rocketed and will get a top prospect in return? Johnson is a decent player, but has almost no value, and is making almost $4M. And yes, one of them ARE going to get traded, the Jays have no use for both of them.

Yes Mets, Inquire on Shannon Stewart AFTER he is signed to a minor league deal. This organization doesn't like to think very much.

I think Omar will acquire Juan Rivera if he gets anyone. He has a thing for former Expos.

the reason the Mets didn't sign Stewart was because Alou was (amazingly) still healthy then. I am sure that if he was hurt at the time Stewart was still a FA, Omar would have signed him.

i sent this to you earlier tim...

in any case i know a mets scout and the mets are looking to get rid of schoeweniss

there looking for a rh hitting of...names that have been mentioned were johnny gomes, kevin mench, reed johnson, and jason lane

scout said he was not at all impressed with jason lane who was badly jammed twice against the reds on monday night

can anyone tell me who do the mets have to offer for Juan Rivera...?'

rivera would average 21 homer and a sub .291 average if he played 162 games, whihc is not bad.

who would the mets offer for him..?

sosa or scho are not included, i dont think the angels would take them free.

and fernando martinez is not that good.

Matt Murton

schoenweiss for rivera...spare parts makes sense

reed johnson again not that hard to replace

kevin mench has been rumored b4...and who knows what there up to in ranger land lol

scout said jason lane was very unimpressive...for those that didn't know he hit 30 hr for the stros when they made it to the world series

The Angels don't need the most overpaid middle reliever in baseball. Thanks but no.

As far as Rivera being the 4th or 5th outfielder - that's not relevant. He is certainly not a 4th or 5th outfielder for most clubs. The fact that the Angels are incredibly deep in the outfield has no bearing on the skill or value that Rivera would bring to his new club.

The Angels don't need to trade him. And they don't need the garbage being mentioned in this thread. They won't trade the guy for nothing. He is in his prime coming off a year where he posted a near 900 OPS. The deal won't be for F-Mart but it would certainly exceed Sosa/Shone.

i agree that rivera had value but i dont think the angels will get great value because of the injury and that other teams know they would like to trade him. nobody wants sosa, schoenweis, or marquis so i wouldnt worry about that. what do the angels need, middle relief? they need a big bat but would have to trade a few prospects for that(god forbid). i dont get the angels. they have four good outfielders, seven starters, yet garbage at the corners. i guess figgins is good but i dont see him as a third baseman. super utility with 600 abs, thats how i see figgins. they need homers and signing guys who previously had career years(matthews,hunter) isnt the way to go. man cabrera would have looked good in that lineup. the angels have the money and talent but i just dont like the pieces. i think they are one or two big trades away from being a contender. they have prospects and pitching to work with so maybe they get something done. who is their 1b kotchman? trade a starter guys. escobar or garland could go. trade a prospect or two while your at it. where is kendry morales anyways? how bout that cant miss brandon wood? mcpherson?

Joel, I'm partly in agreement with you. The Angels DO need to trade some people, if for no other reason than they're losing value. Willits is a good example. Coming of a decent season, he may end up back in AAA. And next year he'll be 28. His value is only going to go down. They need to move some of these guys whose value is going to drop, but then again, that hasn't been their tendency.

On the other hand, the Angels are already a contender and will probably romp through their division. And I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Brandon Wood; he's only 23 this season.

schoenweiss for rivera...spare parts makes sense

now why would the angels want to make their bullben worse..?

schoenwise posted an era over 5 in the national league.

i never said just because the 2 players were spare parts they should be traded...

the angels have a need for middle relief right now...

and with the question marks surrounding bj ryan and the blue jays bullpen...

show may have not had the best era, but someone will take a chance on him because plenty of teams need middle relief help

"Yes Mets, Inquire on Shannon Stewart AFTER he is signed to a minor league deal. This organization doesn't like to think very much."

Yes, because every single thing that is ever reported is always true, every single time, and there is never any false reports of fabrications of any information that we are privy to on mlbtraderumors.

Also, Alou wasnt hurt when Shannon Stewart went down, thus they wouldnt have needed a RH bat in the OF. Looks like you are the one who has the thinking problem.

There is a very simple resolution for all of this. His name is Sammy Sosa.

BxSquad, good stuff. I am sure the Mets will be perfectly willing to trade F-Mart for Juan Rivera, a guy who has no job, who is blocked, even though they would not even discuss his name during the Johan Santana talks. But I mean, this is Juan Rivera, so all bets are off. The idea of the Angels even thinking that there might be a chance that Fernando Martinez might be considered as a guy who they might trade for Juan Rivera is funny enough to make me poop my pants.

Seriously, what do you mets fans think about this? Endy Chavez for Matt Murton. You can have Angel Pagan take Endy's role on the team and have a young outfielder capable of .300/.370 with 20 to 25 HR in a full season. I know I'm a cubs fan and all...but doesn't that seem to work?