In an article for rotoworld, Matthew Pouliot breaks down all the trades that have happened this offseason.  This was written before Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis were sent to the Tigers, so that analysis is not included in the article.

He writes a lengthy amount regarding the Lastings Milledge for Ryan Church and Brian Schneider trade.  About Schneider he writes:

It’s a substantial price to pay, but the Mets are getting a better catcher here than they would have had in Yorvit Torrealba or Johnny Estrada, who seems set to be non-tendered. Still, we would have liked the pickup a lot more three years ago. Schneider deserved to win a Gold Glove or two in his prime, but he’s declined both defensively and offensively in the last two seasons.

About Church he writes:

Church will be treated as the third player in the deal, but he might prove more valuable to the Mets than Brian Schneider, either as the team’s primary right fielder or as an additional piece of trade bait. He’s not really GM Omar Minaya’s kind of player, so it’s always possible that he’ll be sent to another team in a deal for pitching.

There’s even more on the trade so go check it out.  Good article, even for the non-Mets trade analysis.  Great way to catch up and read some quick insight on all the trades if you’ve been too Mets focuesed lately.