Angel Pagan was often the life of the Mets last season, but he has struggled this season and quieted down as a result. "The reason I'm not talking to people as much is when I'm going bad, I don't want to bring my teammates down," Pagan said. "I'm just trying to focus and get better. That's all. I'm fine." Pagan batted .290, with a .340 on-base percentage in 2010, convincing the Mets that he could assume center field duties in the post-Carlos Beltran era. A team insider speculated -- while stressing that he was merely thinking aloud, and no decisions have been made -- that Pagan was a candidate to be non-tendered this winter.