Not yet he isn't.
But he was released by the Redsox last month:
http://mvn.com/milb-redsox/2007/05/05/ian-bladergroen-released/
So much for all that talk about Bladergroen still being a part of
the Red Sox long term plans.
The Road Warriors of the Atlantic League signed Ian 2 weeks later.
Here are his current stats:
http://www.atlanticleague.com/stat-rw.html
I don't think he'll ever be the same player he was.
While I feel for the guy, you have to give the Mets credit for this
trade.
They got the better end of the deal in getting Mientkiewicz to fill
part of the void at 1st in 2005 until they could finally reel in
Delgado last year.
They even got Boston to pay for his buyout of $450K by throwing in
Ian.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/050126mientkiewicz.html
With Mientkiewicz on the 15 day DL with a fractured wrist, it looks
like the Mets had better luck with him than the Yankees will.


--- In brooklyncyclones2@yahoogroups.com, "Andy" <adm712@...> wrote:
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> > Anybody hear anything about the fate of Ian Bladergroen??? Can't
seem
> > to locate him on Baseballamerica.com, unless I was spelling his
name
> > wrong....
> >
> > Sammy Cyclones
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> He's now working at a Texaco station on Route 368 in Falkenberg
Kentucky
>