Beltran To Mets

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by KSig RC
Beltran . . . lifetime .270 hitter, averages 28 jacks, only hit more than 30 once (and half of those were in Enron), didn't have a homer in september, career OBP of .351 . . .

Obviously I'm nitpicking the (few) negatives in his game, as he's a great player and he's 27, so he's right in his prime. However, $119 million is pretty far out of line, maybe even more so than the Pedro signing. Now there's talk of signing Delgado, too, to a 6 or 7 year contract. Insane!

All this, and the Mets still have no 3B, a replacement-level SS, a 21 year old 2B who already has an extensive injury history, a LF who strikes out 150+ times a season, a RF who hasn't played 100 games in years, and a C who can't possibly play 120 games behind the plate, even if he is a hall of famer. Add to that a bad bullpen, and questionable pitching including an underachieving injury risk (Benson) and a decaying corpse (Glavine) . . .

Congratulations Mets fans, you locked up third place in the NL East.

True....it's going to be one long year for Mets fans. They have a lot of money committed to a lot of question marks. The numbers don't add up.