Why Eli?

As many of you know the Mets have traded Kazuo Matsui for 1B/OF/C Eli Marrero. The question is why? Well first off, in has last few games Kaz has been nothing more than a $8,058,333 pinch runner. Jose Valentin has stepped up and become the everyday second baseman. Kaz can only play shortstop and second base so he is not very versatile off the bench, so the only logical move would be to trade him for someone who can play many positions and who makes a lot less than Kaz. So the Mets went out and got a utility player in Eli Marrero. Another reason the Mets may have acquired Eli Marrero is because he is Cuban. Because he is Cuban and he is a catcher, he can help with the development of Alay Soler, who is also Cuban. Being that Soler is not very good with English it helps to have a Catcher who speaks both English and Spanish. Soler is set to pitch game three in the Phillies series on Thursday. The game is a day game after a night game. This usually means that Paul LoDuca has the day off and Ramon Castro will start behind the plate, but being that Soler is pitching the Mets may opt. To have Eli start behind the plate. I think this will be a very good idea. You always want LoDuca behind the plate with your young guys but if he has to have the day off then why not pun in a guy that Soler may feel more comfortable with. I understand that Castro also speaks Spanish but Soler may feel more comfortable with his fellow countryman catching him.