The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants made a return to the trade table tonight as the former sent outfielder Angel Pagan out west in exchange for outfielder Andres Torres and relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez. Both Andres Torres and Angel Pagan enjoyed solid 2010 seasons, but failed to reproduce the same success in 2011. At first glance, there really doesn’t seem to be much upside either way. Perhaps when I look a little bit deeper into the trade I’ll find something, but for now the move figures to save a little bit of money (between the two outfielders at least). Ramon Ramirez was a productive reliever this past season striking out 66 batters in 68.2 innings and holding the opposition to a .216 BAA.
These moves won’t grace anybody’s front page news, but it is a solid move for the Mets. At worst, the Pagan and Torres swap is a wash. Torres will cost less money and maybe the change in scenery helps him recapture his power and speed production from 2010. ...
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