Not exactly Miami Marlins flashy, but a solid deal. This moves Melky to LF and plugs that hole. If Pagan gets back to his 2010 numbers, this is an upgrade over Torres. The seat in CF is still being kept warm for Gary Brown, but he appears to be a year or two away.
Angel Pagan dealt to Giants for Torres, Ramirez: "The Giants will have a new option for center field in 2012.
The Giants and Mets agreed on a trade of players at the position Tuesday night, with Andres Torres (and reliever Ramon Ramirez) going to the Mets and Pagan moving to San Francisco."
Melky Cabrera, acquired last month in exchange for Jonathan Sanchez, is a more comfortable fit in left than center, and Nate Schierholtz remains the likely choice in right unless the Giants add another outfielder, though general manager Brian Sabean reiterated Tuesday that free-agent options are narrowing because of the lack of payroll flexibility.
Pagan, 30, hit .262 with a .322 on-base percentage, seven homers, 56 RBIs and 32 steals in 123 games. Though he projects as a top-of-the-order hitter along with Cabrera, Pagan batted fifth 56 times in 2011 for the Mets.
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