Adam Rubin of ESPN New York says that is is possible that the Mets trade catcher John Buck once they decide to promote Travis d'Arnaud to the big leagues during the season.
"The summer David Wright succeeded Ty Wigginton at third base for the Mets, Wigginton found himself traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates... a similar scenario could play out this season, as catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud waits in the wings to succeed John Buck," Rubin explains.
Buck hit .192 with 12 home runs in 398 plate appearances with the Marlins in 2012, and will earn $6 million next season.
It is way too early to determine Buck's fate with the Mets, but it will be interesting in, let's say July, if the Mets are out of contention and Buck is having a semi-decent season, then what would they do with him? I highly doubt that he would fetch a good prospect in a trade, so perhaps keeping him is the best option. Right now, he seems like the ideal mentor to d'Arnaud, and having a veteran catcher on your club is never a bad thing. The only reason that I would trade him would be to get some salary relief, which is something that could definitely be nice to have at this point in time.
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