Monday, August 20, 2007
Jeff Conine to the Mets?
FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Mets are on the verge of acquiring utility player Jeff Conine from the Cincinnati Reds for two Class-A position players.
Conine will serve as a right-handed hitter off the bench, filling in at first base and possibly the outfield, replacing the injured Damion Easley who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a sprained left ankle.
The Mets pursued Conine before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, but he was not considered a top priority at the time.
Conine is batting .265 with six home runs and 32 RBIs in 80 games this season for the Reds.
My question is why? Conine is 41 years old. Is this guy really considered a threat anymore? Sure he will give Delgado some time off against lefties, but there has to better options out there than Jeff Conine....
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5 comments:
Metsblog has confirmed that this has been made official
say what you want about him being 41 and washed up, the truth is that he's a solid rightie bat and he has a lot of playoff experience.
Yeah its definetly a good move. I don't think there was a better righty bat for the bench available, which was sorely needed with Easley going down and the Catching situation. Its not about spelling Delgado, its about late game PHing.
Julio Franco > Jeff Conine
the marlins acquired Conine after the trade deadline in 2003, he went on the be an integral part of their playoff team that season... of course the marlins went on to win it all that year