Found October 27, 2009 on Mets Fever: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Marty Noble responds to questions in regards to the Mets off-season plans. The Mets are going to be looking for a catcher and according to Noble there are three on their wish list.Bengie Molina is a 35 y/o right handed catcher who is one of the top hitters at the position along with being well known for handling a young staff. The biggest problem with Molina is whether his knees can take the pounding. Lifetime .276 hitter with a .418 Slg. pct and .308 OBP. Rod Barajas is a 34 y/o catcher with a lifetime BA .238 with a OBP .284 and Slg. pct. .304. I'm not sure what Barjas does better then Schneider since I'm not very familiar with him but by the numbers there isn't much showing. Not sure how Omar would plan to mend this fence but according to Noble, Yorvit Torrealba is on the Mets list. Torrealba was suppose to sign a multi year deal with the Mets and after speaking with the catchers family Omar pulled out of the deal because of concerns over his shoulder. Torrealba went ...
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