The wild weather of the Northeast has certainly played havoc with our daily lives — but what about Carlos Beltran’s knees?
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Where Will Nick Evans Wind Up?
From all reports, it appears that Carlos Beltran will be on the Mets’ 25-man roster on Opening Day. This despite the fact that Beltran has played all of five innings — as a DH — in an MLB spring training game, and has completed 10 innings of game action in right field thus far this spring. His big test comes on Tuesday, when he is slated to start in right field in a Grapefruit League contest vs. the Nationals. If he can make it all the way through without a setback, great, but what does that mean? His ability to play nine innings of healthy baseball is not necessarily the test that needs to be passed before deeming him ready for a spot on the 25-man roster. Rather, we need to see if he can play nine innings of baseball a day after, and two days after, playing nine innings of baseball. There’s little point in carrying him at the beginning of the season if he can play only once or twice a week; why the Mets aren’t keeping him back in extended spring training for at least another week or so is mysterious (ticket sales?).
In any case, putting Beltran on the Opening Day roster means Nick Evans doesn’t make the club — he’s already been placed on waivers, with the intention of sending him to AAA Buffalo if he clears. According to Adam Rubin, we’ll find out by Wednesday whether Evans makes it through.
Will he clear, or is there a Major League team that might claim him?
Mets Governed by Finances
The recent report by Bob Klapisch and Steve Popper that Johan Santana could miss the season was immediately and vehemently dismissed as poppycock by the Mets and Johan himself. This latest situation is just another example of how desperate the financial situation is for the Mets — to the point where it could result in … Read more
Nick Evans Fans May Get Their Wish
You know the old adage “be careful what you wish for” ?
In the case of the Nick Evans Fan Club — an underground, but rapidly growing movement — we may get our wish of seeing Evans on the Mets’ 25-man roster come Opening Day, but the reason why may not be so pleasant.
Beltran Shut Down
After one game playing in the DH role, Carlos Beltran has been shut down for a minimum of five days. Beltran’s official statement, as released through the Mets’ PR department: I felt a little discomfort in my left knee last week. I spoke to the doctors today. They advised me to just give it a … Read more
Advice for Carlos Beltran
Now that Carlos Beltran is a right fielder — a position he’s never played in MLB before — I thought it would be helpful to post some pointers. The truth is, playing right field is easy, you know. You can be awkward, you can be slow. Just ask Peter, Paul, and Mary.