Tim Bogar Lives
Submitted by Jon Springer on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 3:00am
The Mets this afternoon
announced they had traded one-time prospect Victor Diaz, a former
wearer of the 50 and 20 jerseys, to the Texas Rangers in exchange
for minor league catcher Mike Nickeas. Ordinarily, we wouldn't get
all excited over an exchange of minor leagers (Nickeas has been assigned
to Class A St. Lucie), but this particular one provides hope that the Tim
Bogar Trade Chain may live again after last rites had been administered.
Bogar at the beginning of this season was the oldest Met who could be connected
by trade to current Met(s), but Diaz' designation last week nearly spelled
the end seeing as injuries already put the futures of pitchers Bartolome
Fortunato and Victor Zambrano in similar danger. Bogar who debuted
with the Mets in 1993, was traded to Houston for Luis Lopez,
who
went to Milwaukee for Bill Pulsipher, who went to Arizona for Lenny
Harris, who went to Milwaukee for Jeromy Burnitz, whose trade
to Los Angeles yeilded Victor Diaz and minor leaguer
Joselo Diaz;
the latter brought back Zambrano and Fortunato in the
regrettable Scott Kazmir trade. So here's to the future of young
Mike Nickeas, which hopefully includes a part in a multiplayer trade.
* * *
Still waiting for official word, but the Norfolk Tides today announced that Anderson Hernandez is on his way back to the Mets, perhaps as the first of the September call-ups. You might recall Hernandez was this year's opening-day second baseman, wearing No. 1. Manager Willie Randolph today said he didn't anticipate the team would make many call-ups, so whether the Mets reach player No. 800 this year or next remains to be seen.
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