If they want more offense from catcher......

I think the Mets have bigger issues to address this offense then catcher but I keep hearing grumblings that they may look into upgrading offensively at catcher. If they did I would keep Schneider and move on from Castro. Schneider had an unusually interrupted season due to nagging injuries but Castro is consistently out do to injuries, in fact he never misses a trip to the DL in August. If I had my pick I would trade for Bengie Molina and platoon him with Schneider based on pitching match-ups, which would also keep both veterans healthy.But here is another alternative to back-up Schneider, Josh Bard has elected for free agency. The 30 y/o switch hitting catcher missed most of last year with an ankle injury after a collision at the plate. Bard when healthy is an offensive catcher, he is a lifetime .265 hitter and that's playing his home games in Petco Park. In his first two full time seasons he hit .338 and .285 respectively (2006-2007). If he has a clean bill of health he would ...