Carlos Muniz

to get both players.  Likewise, Seattle's Sean Green and Arthur Rhodes would be upgrades over Carlos Muniz, but acquiring both Ibanez and a reliever might cost the Mets a top prospect.  The Mets might be able to get Cleveland's Rafael Betancourt on the cheap.  He had a superb season last year, but has struggled this year, so maybe a change of scenery could benefit him.  The other possibility is the Royals' lefty Ron Mahay, but they just signed him to a lucrative contract this offseason so they might ask for a lot in return.

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ck to make the catch, Manuel and Warthen decided they had seen enough, and pulled Maine in favor of Carlos Muniz.  Maine is listed as day-to-day with shoulder stiffness, and Warthen said he was most concerned that Maine might develop further injuries if he tried to compensate in his delivery to protect his shoulder.  In all likelihood Maine will miss a start in order to rest his shoulder, and hopefully pitch again next week.  After the game Manuel was adamant that Maine will not pitch through any pain.

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uncertain what the Padres would want in return for Giles, but possibly a package of Nick Evans and Carlos Muniz could entice them.  Both are young and unproven so despite little upside the Padres might be willing to take a chance now that they are out of the playoff race.  I also wonder how much value Claudio Vargas has at this point.  He is a serviceable spot starter or long reliever who might benefit from pitcher-friendly PetCo. and land a spot in the Padres' rotation.

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