I've been holding off on this rant for a long time, but cannot keep quiet anymore. The Mets need to replace Carlos DelStatue. All we keep hearing about is his contract. It would be worth the $8 million or so, to be rid of this has been.
He is a statue at 1B, so slow to react and has no range. He can't catch up to the fastball anymore, and doesn't hit the curve.
Last night's acquisition of Andy Phillips should have marked the end of this problem at 1B, but according to Adam Rubin, Phillips will be used in the OF.
Doesn't it matter to this team that DelStatue is a human rally-killer? Every time he steps to the plate, the only question is: is he going to strike out, or hit it on the ground to the shortstop, playing on the second base side of the infield?
I keep hearing DelStatue's proponents saying who is going to make up the HR drought if he is dealt/dropped? Look at his HR's. They come at garbage time. Stats can be quite deceiving. He hasn't had a key hit since the Yankee series.
Buildthefarmsystem keeps talking about being sellers. I don't know if I agree with that or not, but if Jerry Manuel wants to make a splash, this would be the best way. Send a message to all the players that it is time to produce.
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