Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Beltran will be the Mets DH

So the Mets have agreed with the teams they play until March 10th to have a DH.  With Carlos Beltran working on running the Mets will more then likely will use Carlos Beltran as a DH. 

Beltran was given 7-10 days to work on a running regimen before he gets involved in roaming the outfield.  This means it could be 2+ weeks before the Mets get any clue if Beltran can actually play center field Right now according to Newsdays Dave Lennon, Beltran "hasn't even run bases yet. Still doesn't feel confident running yet"

 If Beltran cant play Center field, right field at Citi Field is certainly no walk in the park   There is that corner by the Mo Zone that is like a vast wasteland .  Beltran might even have trouble covering that area . What Beltran will have to get used to is the way the ball comes off the bat and also he would have to defer to Pagan on balls hit between them.  Whatever the case  Watching Beltran in right field at Citi could be adventure.

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