Don’t look now, but there’s an epidemic shortage of right-handed hitting on the Mets bench.
Projected Lineup
1B – Carlos Delgado (L)
2B – Luis Castillo (S)
SS – Jose Reyes (S)
3B – David Wright (R)
C – Brian Schneider (L)
LF – Fernando Tatis (R) / Dan Murphy (L)
CF – Carlos Beltran (S)
RF – Ryan Church (L)
Projected Bench
IF – Alex Cora (L), Argenis Reyes (S)
OF – Marlon Anderson (L), Cory Sullivan (L), Jeremy Reed (L)
C – Ramon Castro (R)
It’s mid September, and the Mets are in the fight of their life for a Wild Card spot. Tatis is already in the game and it’s now the ninth inning, and the Mets have the tying run at second base. Jerry Manuel looks at his bench for someone to pinch hit against a tough southpaw on the mound. Who’s he gonna call?
Why did the Mets sign Cory Sullivan? What’s his purpose? The Mets desperately needed a right handed bat.
The Mets can’t use Ramon Castro to pinch hit because he is the backup catcher… Unless you want to carry Robinson Cancel as a third catcher to free Castro up, and I don’t think anyone wants to go there again. (See 2008 results.)
The Phillies are looking to sign either Moises Alou or Nomar Garciaparra to add some right handed punch to their bench. They will have one of them signed by the end of the weekend.
The Mets in the meantime, seem to be content with their bench, shockingly so…
They have zero interest in Ivan Rodriguez
one simple solution thats is ty wiggington
It’s a nice thought, but Wigginton is going to want more money than we are willing to spend for a utility infielder.
I think who we having coming off the bench is the least of our worries right now…We still need a Starting Pitcher and a corner outfield…Our bench will be find and I love the fact that we have a crowd in this outfield right now it just gives us many options. Listen guys everything is gonna pan out.
Pagan can not possible have options, he was on the 40 man roster for 3 years.
I thought Argeins Reyes was no longer part of the Mets.
Warning, don’t listen to Beningo, Roberts or Francesca if you want to have any brain cells left. Beningo is the worst – he’s a frozen food salesman/WFAN caller who got promoted cause he yells a whole lot. Guys were praising the Ibanez signing and trashing the Burrell signing, they’re complete morons.
The Sullivan signing is awful, he’s a terrible hitter and a below average fielder (don’t believe that Colorado writer who said he’s the “best CF in Rockies history”)
If the A’s are out of it by July, I wonder what it would take to rent Holliday for a few months…
Just to point out…aren’y most of them switch hitters?
not counting the bench of course.