Andres Torres, Ramon Ramirez dealt to the New York Mets for outfielder Angel Pagan

Needing additional depth in an uncertain outfield situation, the San Francisco Giants acquired centerfielder Angel Pagan from the New York Mets during Tuesday's winter meetings for Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez.
Pagan becomes the second outfielder San Francisco has traded for this offseason, following a trade in November that brought in Melky Cabrera who will likely start in center field.
Statistically speaking, Pagan provides little offensive upside over Torres but carries less of an injury risk--something that General Manager Brian Sabean needed to address considering the health of the outfield at the end of last season.
Outfielders such as Torres, Cody Ross, Nate Shierholtz and Aubrey Huff all missed time with injury last season, forcing the Giants to count on career journeymen like Justin Christian down the stretch for offense.
The upside that Pagan does provide is his ability to play all three outfield positions capably, as he enters the 2012 season with a career fielding percentage of .983 splitting time between left, right and centerfield.
As a right fielder, Pagan has played in 90 games and more than 530 innings without committing a single error--an asset that could considerably help the Giants defensively considering the design of their ballpark.
But Pagan's production at the plate the last two seasons may be what enticed Sabean to pull the trigger-- a stat line that has yielded back-to-back seasons of at least 30 steals and an on-base percentage better than .320 in each.
With the trade, Torres now has an opportunity to at least compete for a starting position in centerfield for the Mets, an opportunity that may have eluded him in San Francisco after Sabean brought in Cabrera in November.
Ramirez will also serve an important role for New York, leaving a crowded bullpen in San Francisco for a much less slated pen for the Mets.
It's likely Sabean has one or two other moves still up his sleeve, but expect the Giants to continue to make small acquisitions in areas of need rather than splurge on a blockbuster free-agent.

Angel Pagan (Career Statistics)
At-Bats: 1809
Batting Average: .279
Home Runs: 33
RBIs: 209
SBs: 95
OBP: .331

Best Season: (2010--NYM)
At-Bats: 633
Batting Average: .290
Home Runs: 11
RBIs: 69
SBs: 36
OBP: .340

Last Season (2011--NYM)
At-Bats: 532
Batting Average: .262
Home Runs: 7
RBIs: 56
SBs: 32
OBP: .322