Tirico Suave

Lastings Milledge’s official position on the Mets roster changed from “Outfield” to “Trading Block” around two seasons ago. At one point it seemed he was involved in deals for Barry Zito, Roy Oswalt, Miguel Tejada, YouTube, Google stock, and a Joe Nuxhall baseball card. Well, every deal the Mets have turned down because the other team was asking for Milledge to be included came full circle today as it appears that he has finally been shipped out of town to the Washington Nationals for Brian Schneider and Ryan Church. Wouldn’t have been a better fit just to hold on to the newly acquired Johnny Estrada? Or are the Mets simply posturing themselves to make a bigger move?