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10 Mets trades, good and bad, for second basemen

Neil Walker arrived in Flushing as the new Mets second baseman via a trade Wednesday with the Pirates. Here are the top 10 biggest trades (good and bad) for a second baseman in Mets history:

Roberto Alomar

The most ballyhooed second baseman the Mets ever traded for turned out to be the biggest bust. Alomar was well on his way to the Hall of Fame by Dec. 11, 2001 when the Mets traded 5 players (Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan, Earl Snyder, Billy Traber) to bring him to Flushing. After hitting .