Just throwing this out there....
Would it be such a bad idea to take a flyer on Patterson? We saw up close how Reyes's speed killed us in the Mets series, and Patterson may even be faster than him. I know that he has Endy Chaves-itis, but if we could coach him to take a few pitches and work the count some more, he could be a real asset. We have no functional speed on this team - no effective pinch runners where if we are down by one and get a man on in the 8th, that we could manufacturer a run with a stolen base, sac bunt, sac fly.
He may need a new environment and I thought he would be a real player. Doesn't seem like we would have to give up much at this point either.
Thoughts?