Lurker Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-spmets1121,0,2690590.story The Mets found a solution to their catching problem today, and they unloaded one of their least successful players from their 2007 club, as well. The Mets acquired Johnny Estrada from the Brewers in return for reliever Guillermo Mota. Estrada, 31, played in 120 games for the Brewers in 2007. He hit 10 homers with a .296 on-base percentage and .403 slugging percentage. Throughout all of his stops -- from Philadelphia to Atlanta, to Arizona, to Milwukaee -- he has earned praise for his handling of pitchers. Estrada will share time behind the plate with Ramon Castro, whom the Mets brought back last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 To get anything for Mota works for me- Estrada is a good pickup-switchhitter that has some pop in the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 To get anything for Mota works for me- Estrada is a good pickup-switchhitter that has some pop in the bat. rats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 This should put the Mets over the top...no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 This should put the Mets over the top...no? as long as they don't fall asleep at the wheel again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 To get anything for Mota works for me- Estrada is a good pickup-switchhitter that has some pop in the bat. Sounds good to me! LOL@ NS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Estrada is pretty horrible. His minimal 10-15 homer pop does not make up for the fact that he never, ever walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Estrada is pretty horrible. His minimal 10-15 homer pop does not make up for the fact that he never, ever walks. I dont care if they got a bag of balls... they got rid of Mota! That is all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 To get anything for Mota works for me- Estrada is a good pickup-switchhitter that has some pop in the bat. I'm glad they have the catching question answered. Actually I thought Mota , if he stayed clean, would have a good year next year. Nice to see Omar keep adding to that Latino connection the Mets have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon88 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I'm glad they have the catching question answered. Actually I thought Mota , if he stayed clean, would have a good year next year. Nice to see Omar keep adding to that Latino connection the Mets have. to be fair, he is giving up 1 latino for another, so its a wash there! Not an Estrada fan, but the fact that somebody took Mota of their hands baffles me. The guy has been gasoline on the fire since he came back from the 'roid suspension. Hopefully this will be a platoon situation with Castro and Estrada. I'd like to see Castro play 2 or 3 times a week. Estrada has always had a good reputation of handling pitching staffs, hopefully he doesn't kill them with his stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 It took awhile, but thank god omar was able to find another Mojito drinker for his ballclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Estrada is pretty horrible. His minimal 10-15 homer pop does not make up for the fact that he never, ever walks. Agree on the walks but he's not horrible. Mets could simply release him anyway or move him in another deal. If not, a Castro/Estrada combo is sufficient as unless you have one of the top 8-10 catchers(Posada, McCann, Mauer, Russell, etc) the rest are all the same......average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Agree on the walks but he's not horrible. Mets could simply release him anyway or move him in another deal. If not, a Castro/Estrada combo is sufficient as unless you have one of the top 8-10 catchers(Posada, McCann, Mauer, Russell, etc) the rest are all the same......average. He's also one of the worst defensive catchers in baseball. I see this as a lateral movement for the Mets unless they plan to platoon Estrada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 He's also one of the worst defensive catchers in baseball. I see this as a lateral movement for the Mets unless they plan to platoon Estrada. But, as seen here he also has another talent that Omar wanted in the clubhouse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 But, as seen here he also has another talent that Omar wanted in the clubhouse: I heard he trained with Kramers people in this fine craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharrow Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 There's a reason estrada has been dumped by 3 teams in 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 There's a reason estrada has been dumped by 3 teams in 3 years. Yeah, the Phillies got Millwood in return for him The Braves had McCann and Salty(who brought back Texeira). While hurt in Arizona he still went 11 HR-71 RBI's with a poor OBP and throwing skills and we can still trade him. I am fine with the trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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