Funny how things work.First off, one of the names that we've been talking about (not that the Mets are necessarily talking about him) to possibly replace Angel Pagan was a guy who used to be a pitcher and then, for the reasons of self preservation, became an outfielder. Well. we got that guy.But not Rick Ankiel. In the tradition of Mike Maddux, Gerald Williams, Robby Alomar, and Jeff Francoeur (his brother is a math teacher, and probably has a better eye at the plate), the Mets got "the other guy". Adam Loewen, who also traded pitching for hitting, is now a New York Met. The other ironic part about Loewen is that this was the guy that Omar Minaya wanted Baltimore to throw into the Kris Benson for Jorge Julio trade. But Baltimore wouldn't budge ... instead parting with habitual liar John Maine. It worked out for the Mets as Loewen the pitcher had to shut it down for good with arm problems, and Maine gave the Mets three good years before he had arm problems. And now ...
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PLAYERS:
Angel Pagan,
Rick Ankiel,
Jeff Francoeur,
Adam Loewen,
Omar Minaya,
Kris Benson,
Jorge Julio,
John Maine,
Endy Chavez
TEAMS: New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers
TEAMS: New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers
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