Red Sox In Talks For Brian Schneider?

Doubt anything materializes from this. The Red Sox have been linked to practically every catcher in baseball. Not sure what the Sox would give back besides bullpen help.

hmmm...which releiver would the mets want back?

The Red Sox can do better than Brian Schneider.

Hyro, yeah, I'm sure the Mets want to replace Reyes with Lugo.

Ksuth: I definitely don't want Lugo, I was just pondering who the Mets would get...

doubt molina for murphy would ever happen. molina is a proven cather who had a great season last year for a player that had like 131 plate apperances in his career. but i wouldnt mind any bullpen help from the sox for our "wonerful" catcher

They are throwing this out there so that V-Tek has a heart attack and realizes he has to sign with Boston cause they REALLY are moving on without him and will only pay him half of what he wanted.....

what do the red sox think that Schneider has???? he a ok catcher and a powerless hitter

I will say he is better offensively than Varitek...I mean they are basically the same player but Varitek makes a lot more money than Schneider

can castillo get in on the trade too?????

but is this saying the mets are in with castro or gonna get a new catcher??? any thoughts?

As much as I'd like to see Castro start 100+ games a year for the Mets... it will never happen. He seems to get injured quite often lol..

I know this is gonna sound off the wall but what about a Castrol/Cancel combo if Schneider does get traded although I don't see it happening.

Cancel isn't the best hitter.. we all know that but I loved his hustle last year. He seems to always make some type of momentum play in his games and he is pretty nice defensively.

Yeah the Mets wouldn't trade Murphy for Molina. That would be stupid. The Giants would do it in a second.

And there's no way the Mets would take Lugo in a deal for Schneider. Lugo has extremely negative value. Schneider has some value, even if it is low.

Looking at the Red Sox roster, maybe a trade of Aardsma for Schneider? The rest of the Red Sox bullpen seems to be too much(Okajima, Masterson, Delcarmen, Lopez, Ramirez).

Probably aim an awful lot lower than a top prospect like a Michael Bowden/Justin Masterson for a soon to be 33 year old non hitting catcher like Schneider. This is more than likely just checking around to find someone willing to unload a high dollar catcher on the cheap, or like was posted above, showing 'Tek his services are not required for 10+ million over a 2-3 year contract.

Only way a Bowden goes in a catcher trade is for a top catcher, not one on his last legs making 5 million, just like the one they let go.

This is stupid.

What are the Mets going to do? Turn around and trade a good prospect for a catcher. Unless its a situation where the Mets are trading for one of Texas's young catchers or another young catcher. Oh, and please don't say Varitek. Puke.

I don't trade Schneider for a reliever. Why? Keep the catcher and sign the relievers. You're not going to get Benjie Molina without paying a premium(Murphy, Nick Evans, etc.), and I really don't think the Giants should trade him (keep him and groom Sandoval to play 1B/3B this year, so Posey can take over as catcher in 2010-2011). The Mets will overpay dearly for a 1 year rental in Molina. Use the prospects for something else or...hell...I don't know...give them playing time so you have more young, cost-controlled role players? Something the Mets really need. Unless someone overpays for Schneider, just live with his bat and keep him. The first priority with a catcher is how he handles a pitching staff. And, since there isn't a young catcher waiting in the wings for the Mets, I don't see a point in trading Schneider.

Having Cancel in the lineup is a black hole. Schneider's bat is better than Cancel's, and their defense is a wash.

Doubt this happens, and if it does, it will be for little value.

varitek is so screwed, it looks like red sox or early retirement

"varitek is so screwed, it looks like red sox or early retirement"

It's not early retirement if your body's washed up already.

Schneider and Varitek are not the same player. Varitek had a rough 2008 with on and off field issues and could easily bounce back in '09.

Schneider is what he is, a backup.

Well i personally like Schneider, but i mean i remember hearing about a catcher in the Mets farm system, Josh Thole in Single A. He was born in 86 so could be major league ready. If we wanna talk about a possible Schneider,Schoenweis, and Heilman for Justin Masterson and Cash im listening

Maybe the Mets plan on drafting James Skelton in the Rule 5 draft and groom him into a starter's role for 2010 probably making 70 starts this year and being a defensive replacement to Castro late in games. I know he's small for a catcher but hes shown good OBP and seems like he has some descent potential.

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Well i personally like Schneider, but i mean i remember hearing about a catcher in the Mets farm system, Josh Thole in Single A. He was born in 86 so could be major league ready. If we wanna talk about a possible Schneider,Schoenweis, and Heilman for Justin Masterson and Cash im listening"

Hahahaha, no. I seriously hope you're joking. Two garbage relievers and a mediocre catcher for a major league ready starter and cash?

Beyond that, regardless of how old he is, a single A catcher isn't jumping to a starting job in the MLB.

Schneider is pretty bad, no question about it. His .257/.339/.367 line was actually a pretty major improvement from his '06 and '07 seasons, and he's pedestrian with the glove. But there are 30 major league teams and apparently only 7 or 8 people on the planet who qualify as "good" major league catchers.

Mets catchers had an 85 OPS+, which was only slightly below average for the catcher position. They might as well just stick with the Schneider/Castro combo and try to find a way to upgrade 2B.