According to Ken Rosenthal, the Mets had the opportunity to deal the increasingly redundant Rod Barajas, but the trade went DOA when the team placed Barajas on the DL with an oblique strain. This is extremely puzzling. Barajas hasn’t been a power threat since May and should unquestionably be hitting 9th in the lineup, if [...]

Due to a bone bruise in his left foot, Mets second baseman Luis Castillo is currently listed as day to day. Castillo, to date, has looked pretty poor in the early season. His wOBA of .315 is largely a product of his high walk totals (BB/K of 4.67). Though he has run into some bad [...]

I’ve posted time and again about the quality of the Mets bench because I believe it’s one of the worst constructed in baseball. With a month gone by, I just thought I’d provide an update.

The Mets bench consists of Fernando Tatis, Alex Cora, Frank Catalanotto, Gary Matthews, Jr. and Henry Blanco. Here’s how they rank:

It appears Mets fans will be forced to suffer even more inexplicably bad roster moves. This off-season started with the Mets overpaying for Alex Cora, and “aggressively pursuing” and acquiring Gary Matthews Jr. As a result, it looks like it will end with a sad lack of roster spots for Chris Carter and Nelson Figueroa. [...]

I realize he’s not the sexy choice to open the season at shortstop for the New York Mets. He’s not Felipe Lopez, but then again, he’s not Alex Cora. He’s Ruben Tejada, and he’s apparently Jerry Manuel’s choice to play shortstop should he continue his torrid spring. If half of the many things that the [...]

I have reached the fifth stage of grief and am prepared to lose Jose Reyes for a significant amount of time, though quite begrudgingly. Odds are at this juncture that Alex Cora is our Opening Day shortstop. Take a deep breath and say it with me now – Alex Cora is our Opening Day shortstop. [...]