Hot Stove Coal: Pat Burrell Supposedly Swapped Twice, Ends Up With Mets (Now declared FALSE)

Well the Mets have an outfielder. I just don't think that this was the one they (or, rather, their fans) were looking for. From phillyBurbs.com:

Former Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell has reportedly been swapped twice this morning, eventually landing with Phils division rival the New York Mets.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded the slugging left fielder to the Chicago Cubs then the Cubs dealt Burrell to the Mets. Names of other players involved in the deals were not immediately available.

Burrell was dealt to the Cubs for problem-child Milton Bradley. Supposedly, he'll go to the Mets for Luis Castillo. This is not confirmed by any side besides this one, but if it's true, it will represent a less than favorable move for the Mets.

A few quick Twitter reactions:

• @Jason_IIATMS: Burrell in Mets OF would be hilarious(ly bad)
• @TheBigLead: The Mets are about to get Pat Burrell? Is that their "big bat?" WFAN nutjobs will rip this move
• @RaysIndex: . @jakelarsen very skeptical of report. AndrewFriedman might not even be in Indy yet. Not supposed to arrive til this morn

Will be interesting to see if the first big move of the winter meetings is a swap of bad contracts.

Update 12:00 PM: So it seems like it's false

• @TheRopolitans: RT @JoeandEvan: Mets say the trade is "absolutely not true" 
• @aarongleeman: Looks like we have our first totally false trade report of the winter meetings, courtesy of PhillyBurbs.com. Congrats, guys!
• @nyp_joelsherman: 2 #Mets officials say nothing up with Burrell.
• @StevePopper: A high ranking #Mets official denies that there is a deal in place for Pat Burrell.
• @YankeesWFAN: Been told by a Mets source that Burrell trade is "not true at all."
  

Update 3:00 PM: Now the Mets maybe could have gotten Edwin Jackson. Still waiting to see if this is confirmed.

Update 3:50 PM: And then there's this: @lenno212: For the dreamers hanging onto Jackson rumor, one MLB official just said, "There is zero chance of him going to the #Mets. Zero."