Photo by Michael BaronAround 2006 it was once dreamed that the Mets would have this stud group of outfielders, who were all home grown. Lastings Milledge in left field, Fernando Martinez in right field and Carlos Gomez in center field. Now there all gone and the only one who turned out productive for the Mets was Carlos Gomez who was the center piece in the Johan Santana trade. After winning the starting job as the Twins center fielder, Gomez would be traded to the Brewers for J.J. Hardy and has been their center fielder since. A defensive stand out with great speed and a solid arm, his bat still hasn't matured to that of a five-tool prospect ( .243 lifetime BA). Milledge was traded by the Mets to the Nats for Ryan Church and Brian Schneider. Church was traded a year later for Jeff Francoeur and a year later Francoeur was dumped for Joaquin Arias, who was non-tendered after the season.In Washington Milledge was traded with Joel Hanrahan for Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett, after...
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Lastings Milledge,
Fernando Martinez,
Carlos Gomez,
Johan Santana,
JJ Hardy,
Ryan Church,
Brian Schneider,
Jeff Francoeur,
Joaquin Arias,
Joel Hanrahan,
Nyjer Morgan,
Sean Burnett
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals
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Michael F from Scottsdale sent in an e-mail asking:
If Fernando Martinez is claimed off waivers, can the Mets pull him back? If so, will he still count against the 40-man roster?
The best I can tell, Martinez was put on irrevocable waivers, which means he is gone if he gets claimed. The Mets cannot pull him back. Therefore, the 40-man Roster part of the question is irrelevant....
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From Andy Martino:
There will be no F-Mart/Minaya reunion.Padres did not put in a claim on waived Fernando Martinez, source says. Should know today who did.
— Andy Martino (@SurfingTheMets) January 11, 2012
I guess that says it all…
Yesterday, Jayson Stark predicted 5 teams would put in a waiver claim:
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