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Originally Posted by Merkle923
I notice a lack of a good Mets image of him anywhere - here's one I took in 1980:
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As a Phillies fan I followed Jose Moreno's progress through the Phillies farm system and he was regarded as one of their better prospects in the 1970s. He even had his scouting report printed in the annual top prospects review that Baseball Digest did each Winter.
I saw him play once for AA -Reading, PA - Eastern League and he looked like a good leadoff man and spray hitter.
He never made it to the Phillies as he was included in a trade that sent him and Richie Hebner to the NY Mets for Nino Espinosa.
I was glad to see him reach the majors, however briefly (82 career MLB games) with the Mets (1980); San Diego Padres (1981) and Los Angeles Angels (1982). He is now 57 years old.