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:

In Adam Rubin’s most recent blog update for ESPN New York, it seems as though the final bench spot will not go to Spring Training phenom Chris Carter but rather Long Island’s own Frank Catalanotto. The apparent reasoning behind sending Carter down (and it has not happened yet so technically there is still hope) is [...]