anishkabob
12/04/05, 05:59 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2247973
The wheeling-and-dealing New York Mets (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=nym) crossed another need off their 2006 wish list, acquiring All-Star catcher Paul Lo Duca (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6032) from the Florida Marlins (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=fla) in exchange for two minor league pitchers, the New York Daily News reported on its Web site.
The Mets will send 19-year-old right-hander Gabriel Hernandez and another minor leaguer pitcher to be named, the Daily News reported.
With no new stadium on the horizon in South Florida, team president David Samson announced last week that the Marlins would dramatically reduce their payroll, which was $60 million at the start of the 2005 season. He also said the team will consider moving after the 2007 season, with Las Vegas and Portland, Ore., among the candidates.
With three trades, Florida has cut about $32 million from next year's payroll, excluding any Lo Duca deal. On Thanksgiving Day, Florida received seven prospects by trading Delgado to the Mets and sending Lowell and Beckett to Boston.
The wheeling-and-dealing New York Mets (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=nym) crossed another need off their 2006 wish list, acquiring All-Star catcher Paul Lo Duca (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6032) from the Florida Marlins (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=fla) in exchange for two minor league pitchers, the New York Daily News reported on its Web site.
The Mets will send 19-year-old right-hander Gabriel Hernandez and another minor leaguer pitcher to be named, the Daily News reported.
With no new stadium on the horizon in South Florida, team president David Samson announced last week that the Marlins would dramatically reduce their payroll, which was $60 million at the start of the 2005 season. He also said the team will consider moving after the 2007 season, with Las Vegas and Portland, Ore., among the candidates.
With three trades, Florida has cut about $32 million from next year's payroll, excluding any Lo Duca deal. On Thanksgiving Day, Florida received seven prospects by trading Delgado to the Mets and sending Lowell and Beckett to Boston.