The New York Mets finally completed their search for their next catcher on Tuesday night, sending reliever Guillermo Mota to the Milwaukee Brewers for Johnny Estrada.
Estrada, 31, batted .278 with 10 homers and 54 RBI in 442 at-bats last year with Milwaukee. In 2006, he batted .302 and drove in 71 runs. He is a lifetime .280 hitter, his best season coming in 2004 when he hit .314 while driving in 76 runs for the Atlanta Braves.
The 34-year old Mota, once viewed as one of the league's best relief pitchers, is coming off a miserable 2007 campaign. He missed the first 50 games of the season thanks to a steroid suspension, and then proceeded to post a 5.76 ERA in 52 appearances. He also allowed eight home runs and blew three saves.
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