On Friday, The New York Mets acquired outfielder Trot Nixon from the Arizona Diamondbacks for  cash or a player to be named later. Nixon and Pedro Martinez both played with each other for 7 years in Boston, including the 2004 World Series title. Trot Nixon is 34 years old and was batting .304 with 10 home runs for Triple-A for the D-Backs. His best season came in 2003 when was with the Red Sox and hit .306 with 28 home runs. Nixon signed with the Indians before last season and batted .288 after the All-Star break. He then signed a Minor League deal with the Diamondbacks, and accepted an assignment to Triple-A after losing a roster battle in Spring Training. Nixon is a career .275 hitter over 11 Major League seasons. Trot Nixon will join the team on Saturdayto play the Texas Rangers.

 Trot Nixon