Ken Rosenthal is reporting the first Mets trade rumor of the off-season, it's still considered an extreme long shot but according to Rosenthal's sources the frame work is there and the rumor at least has some legs...It's a three team deal, which are always hard to pull off and it involves two contracts which are considered bad, making it even harder.The Cubs would acquire Luis Castillo (12M), while sending Milton Bradley (21M) to the Jays and Lyle Overbay (7M) to the Mets.This is the second rumor involving Lyle Overbay so the Jays must really be looking to move him.Overbay is a 32 y/o left handed first baseman who has one year left on his contract, which is worth 7M. He's a lifetime .279 hitter with a Slg. pct. .449, OBP .363 and OPS .812. For Citi Field he would be the perfect type of hitter for the past six seasons he has hit 35 or more doubles, to include 53 one season. Overbay is considered an above average fielder and with only one year left on his contract he w...
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