Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger reports that Carlos Beltran expects to begin playing in rehab games by early April. By April, Beltran believes he will be able to play in rehabilitation games. Then it would take about a week to 10 days before he could rejoin the club. Acclimating to baseball will be easy. Getting to that point will take some time. By Beltran’s estimation, if he were to...
Read MoreThe top stories for the Mets so far this spring is the (again) absence of Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes’, and the emergence of Ike Davis and Jenrry Mejia. Add a sidebar by the unsinkable Nelson (Molly Brown) Figueroa, and it has been business as usual at camp. Established players hone their skills and young ones aspire to impress. Certainly Mejia has. So much that his current manger, Jerry...
Read MoreFebruary started out with so much hope. As the players arrived in Port St. Lucie there were so many positive vibes. And fans picked up on it and became excited. The adage, hope springs eternal, was never more true. Now, three weeks later, everything has changed. It’s a nightmare and we are not waking up. The bad luck from last year is continuing with no end in sight. The winter of...
Read MoreIt seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same. After coming off a miserable season that was marred by injury in 2009, what made that season worse than it should have been was the apparent lack of depth. Carlos Delgado goes down and is replaced by untested leftfielder Daniel Murphy… Jose Reyes goes down and is replaced by Alex Cora… In both instances the downgrades...
Read MoreWith all the talk about #2 through #4 of the rotation for the Amazins, the 5th spot is as up in the air as an Ike Davis homerun. There are arguably about three or four pitchers contending for the spot. After a tenuous 2009, a clear message is being sent to everyone not named Santana or Rodriguez on the pitching staff: The best pitchers get the spots. Pure and simple. Let’s take a look at...
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