Found March 29, 2009 on
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog:
As the Mets hunt for a righthand hitting outfielder, the Mets have made it known to be in the hunt for Ryan Raburn.
Raburn plays all three outfield positions and 2B and 3B.
Batting Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2004 DET 12 29 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 15 1 0 .138 .194 .172 .366 2007 DET 49 138 28 42 12 2 4 27 8 33 3 0 .304 .340 .507 .847 2008 DET 92 182 26 43 10 1 4 20 16 49 3 1 .236 .298 .368 .666 Career 153 349 58 89 23 3 8 48 26 97 7 1 .255 .306 .407 .713
The Mets are looking to trim the excess right handed bullpen arms and it appears that Brian Stokes will be the one dealt in any deal with the Tigers. The Tigers are in need of bullpen arms due to Joel Zumaya back on the DL.
Another name the Mets might be interested in is Marcus Thames, a power hitting outfielder...
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Raburn plays all three outfield positions and 2B and 3B.
Batting Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2004 DET 12 29 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 15 1 0 .138 .194 .172 .366 2007 DET 49 138 28 42 12 2 4 27 8 33 3 0 .304 .340 .507 .847 2008 DET 92 182 26 43 10 1 4 20 16 49 3 1 .236 .298 .368 .666 Career 153 349 58 89 23 3 8 48 26 97 7 1 .255 .306 .407 .713
The Mets are looking to trim the excess right handed bullpen arms and it appears that Brian Stokes will be the one dealt in any deal with the Tigers. The Tigers are in need of bullpen arms due to Joel Zumaya back on the DL.
Another name the Mets might be interested in is Marcus Thames, a power hitting outfielder...
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