Trade Alert: Lastings Milledge to the Nationals for Ryan Church, Brian Schneider

Published: November 30, 2007, 9:15 am

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Filed under: New York, Washington, DC, Mets, Nationals, NL East, Breaking News, MLB TransactionsTalk about trades you didn't see coming, this one is fairly shocking.The Mets have completed a significant deal, sending outfielder Lastings Milledge to the Nationals for catcher Brian Schneider and outfielder Ryan Church, according to major-league sources.The deal, first reported by WFAN, will reunite Mets general manager Omar Minaya with Schneider and Church, two players he had with the Expos. Schneider, 32, will become the Mets' starting catcher, replacing Johnny Estrada, whom the team recently acquired from the Brewers for reliever Guillermo Mota.Here's a little perspective for you: At the end of the 2005 season, Milledge's name has been floating around in a one-for-one trade rumor with Manny Ramirez. Now, he gets back Brian Schneider and Ryan Church.I for one do not understand this from a Mets perspective. Minaya was supposedly stockpiling all of his chips for an ace pitcher, and now

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