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:

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 [...]