December 28, 2002  Rey Rey  Not too much going on in Major
League Baseball right now, perhaps because of the holiday season
and all that.  You guys know me, I can talk endlessly about even
the smallest, most insignificant news.  So I will...  The Mets
signed Rey Sanchez to a 1 year deal.  It only took them about 5
years, but the Mets finally realized that you don't need to pay
$5 mill a year for a good defensive shortstop that can't hit.
Rey Sanchez replaces Rey Ordonez as New York's shortstop and he
will easily outproduce Ordonez, offensively and defensively, for
a fraction of the price.  Rey Sanchez spent last year as
Boston's second baseman after serving as a full-time shortstop
with Kansas City and Atlanta the previous 3 years.  Sanchez is a
phenomenal defensive player with great hands and outstanding
range.  Injuries limited him to only 107 games last season with
Boston, but Baseball Prospectus rates him as 12 runs above the
"average" second baseman and 32 runs better than a "replacement
level" second b