The Mets have asked about Arizona's Shawn Green, a baseball official confirmed Friday night, but any deal could be held up by the fact that the outfielder has a no-trade clause that includes New York.
...Green has cleared waivers, thereby making him eligible to be traded to any team.
A person familiar with the situation said Friday that the Mets would want Arizona to pay half of Green's $9.5-million salary for next season and also pick up his $2-million buyout for 2008. The Mets might need another outfielder for the remainder of this season because of Cliff Floyd's health issues. He's currently on the DL with a sore Achilles.
Here's a link to Green's stats. He was in his prime from 1998-2002, and his production is nowhere near that level. But he's basically leveled off over the past 4 years as a .280 BA/.350 OBP type hitter. His power numbers are down this year, with only 10 HR's. He had been a 20+ HR guy the past few seasons.
Green is a veteran and a tough out. He'd certainly look good in the 6 spot in the lineup giving Wright some protection. Since he's being compensated for his peak production (.297/42/125 in 2002), he's being overpayed right now, which is the D-backs incentive to move him. If all we have to do is chew up $4.75 Mil next year and trade some C-level talent, I'd be happy to help the D-Backs dump some salary. Maybe we could give them Trashel too.
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I can see the negotiations now:
D-bags: "So we're all set then, we'll give you shawn green in return for a minor league prospect."
Minaya: "Well, almost. You give us Green, and in return we give you a minor league prospect and Steve Trashel."
D-bags: "No way, deal's off."
Quelle est la taille de la source de ces grandes données? google Quelle quantité de données puis-je obtenir, car je soupçonne กูเกิล que ce contenu substantiel a été supprimé de la base de données?
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