Angel Pagan News

Earlier this week, the Royals signed free-agent OF Brian Anderson to a one-year contract.

Their audience clamors for expensive, high-profile purchases that will rock the baseball world or at least the National League East and tip the balance in favor of the team from Queens.

Jeff Francoeur walked into the Acela Club at Citi Field dressed as Santa Claus on Tuesday, flanked by "elves" Jose Reyes, Bobby Parnell, Angel Pagan and Jon Niese.

I know that he's come out and said that he wants to play in Kansas City next year and claims he is healthy, but the fact of the matter is this: He is owed $12 million next year, he's 34, he's been bothered by injuries, and he's been a semi-cancer in the clubhouse.

Seeing that Angel Pagan hit 22 doubles and 11 triples in 376 at-bats and that the league leaders in each category hit 56 doubles and 13 triples in well over 600 at-bats, is it possible that Pagan might be a leader in those categories if given a full year? Also, out of the six home runs he hit, five were in hit in Citi Field and the other in Dolphin ...

There were so many distressing things about the Mets ' 2009 season that it is hard to rank them in any meaningful way.

Fox Sports is reporting that Angel Pagan is drawing interest from "several" teams.

Jose Guillen makes a couple of things very clear: He wants to play next season for the Kansas City Royals and he wants to be their right fielder, not the designated hitter.

Carlos Beltran traveled the Brooklyn for a rehab assignment with the Cyclones, but the New York Mets may be shipping off to Puerto Rico in 2010.

The Mets have a backup option if the Matt Holliday and Jason Bay bidding gets out of hand.

With the hot stove league upon us, I asked four independent Mets bloggers for their thoughts on the state of the team and some of the decisions the Mets will face in the weeks and months ahead.

Flame War Alerttt tttt...oh, sorry. So what about moving Figgins elsewhere? There's always second base - where Figgins has not been a great defender.

The expanded bleachers aren't the only thing new at Wrigley Field this year. The Cubs will start the season with eight new players on the roster, ranging from vital cogs such as Juan Pierre to little-known reserves such as Angel Pagan.

Last week on WFAN, Jerry Manuel described Angel Pagan as a 'good complimentary player.' Manuel said Pagan can be a starting player, only if the team acquires a big-time hitter at another position.

The Mets started a pattern following the break, that they didn't stray much from often - losing games early in series and salvaging games either pitched by their best pitcher or mailed in by their opponents.

THIS was the perfect day for the imperfect baseball team. The sun was shining at Citi Field.

Nelson Figueroa throws first career complete game as Mets close season to forget with 4-0 win.

Fittingly perhaps, the Astros ended their 2009 season by suffering a sweep against one of only seven teams in the majors that had a worse record.

In Philadelphia, St. Louis and Orange County, they are preparing to play what they hope will be an additional month's worth of baseball.

Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the Mets wrapped up a miserable season by completing a three-game sweep of the Astros Sunday with a 4-0 victory.