The New York Mets have acquired SS Chin-lung Hu from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league LHP Michael Antonini. Hu has been placed on the 40-man roster. He is a career .191 hitter with two home runs and 17 runs batted in in 96 career games in the Major Leagues spread out over four seasons. Hu will be 27 next season.
Antonini went 8-12 with a 4.49 ERA and 131 strikeouts last season between AA Binghamton and AAA Buffalo. He has never played in the Major Leagues. An 18th-round draft pick out of Georgia College & State University in 2007, Antonini was sufficient enough to survive and advance in the Mets' system but never distinguished himself and was not considered a prospect.
Hu was a top prospect in the Dodgers' organization and is considered a rising star by Major League Baseball. He participated in the 2006 and 2007 Futures' Game where he played for the World Team and was named the MVP of the 2007 Games. He also participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic where he represented his native Chinese Taipei. Hu is expected to compete with a host of players to battle for the starting second baseman job and/or a spot on the team as a utility player.
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