Milledge to be left fielder in 2007? Piazza signs

According to Jon Heyman, from Newsday, Lastings Milledge isn't going anywhere.

Omar Minaya has interest in Jose Contreras, and the White Sox will listen, considering Brandon McCarthy is ready to step in. However, the Sox surely would insist on Lastings Milledge, and a Mets official insisted: "Milledge isn't going anywhere. He's going to be our leftfielder in 2007."

I guess this means that Milledge is untouchable, and they also don't see him coming up this year and starting. This is very interesting to me, because I am one of the people who wants to see Milledge remain a Met so Minaya can build a core around him, Reyes, Wright, and possibly Pelfrey and Humber. In other news, ex-Met, Mike Piazza, has finally been signed. The padres gave him a one year contract worth $2 million, with a mutual option for 2007, worth a whoping $8 million.