Should the Mets look at Winn...

Buster Olney brings up a name that used to be mentioned in reference to the Mets every trade deadline and that's Randy Winn. The only team even remotely mentioned in regards to Winn is Arizona but his market has been essentially non-existent.

If the Mets have decided to move on from Jason Bay, which I totally support at this point, they can sign several players for what they were willing to spend on him. My biggest concern is that most of the starting quality players left on the market are #2 hitters and the team already has Luis Castillo.

Johnny Damon, Orlando Hudson, Mark DeRosa and Randy Winn all seem best suited for hitting second, high BA and contact along with good OBP and little power ( for Damon outside the New Yankee Stadium).

But if the Mets obtained one of these fielders they would reduce the runs allowed by the improved defense and could sign a part-time power hitter for the bench such Johnny Gomes, Rick Ankiel or one of the Duncans.

As far as the line-up, they could either move Castillo down to #9 hitter with the pitcher hitting #8, so that they used Louie as a second lead-off hitter or split Francoeur and the catcher ( #7 spot) with a high OBP guy so that there were no easy innings.

Randy Winn is a 36 y/o one time All-star who was primarily a center fielder but has now moved over to the corners. The switch hitter is a lifetime .286 hitter but six of the last ten seasons he has hit between .295-.359 and his lowest BA was .262. He has a lifetime OBP of .344 and averages around 12 HRs a season.

If you don't believe in Damon hitting 22 homeruns again outside Yankee Stadium then Winn is an identical player ( defense/age/BA/OBP) to Damon at half the contract along with a better arm.

By adding three or four players on short-term deals, such as Orlando Hudson and Randy Winn, they can create more depth for 2010 while maintaining more flexibility for next winter's market and beyond. source ESPN