Although the Mets are making no secret of the fact that they considered Jon Adkins as the centerpiece of their deal with the Padres -- the first half of their press release on the trade is about him -- they ended up with the trade's best player in Ben Johnson, also known as "the guy Bruce Bochy should have had on his playoff roster." Johnson is the ideal caddy for right fielder Shawn Green, who can no longer hit left-handed pitching or catch fly balls that aren't hit directly at him. Johnson's ...

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