How About Juan Pierre?

There was an interesting little nugget of information in MLB Trade Rumors regarding Juan Pierre.

"The Dodgers have their own outfielder with an oversized contract: Juan Pierre. The team might try to trade Pierre for an equally overpriced back-of-the-rotation pitcher."

How would Pierre fit in with the Mets? The team has talked about playing to CitiField, athletic and fast. He fits that mold and would add a dynamic element to the lineup. If given 500 AB, Pierre would bat close to .300 and steal about 50 bases. He would be a good fit batting in the number 2 hole. Reyes, Pierre, Beltran, Wright is a good way to start off.

The trade for him could be either Oliver Perez with the Mets eating the difference of about 5.5 million or how about Castillo and the Dodgers chipping in to resolve the difference in salary. Either way, it is addition by subtraction. The Mets get rid of a headache and fill the LF spot.

If it was Perez that went, then the Mets would be in position to go after Lackey, or two of the 2nd tier pitchers. Maybe Pinero and Wolf could both be added. Something to think about.