If Angel Pagan is the Mets opening day center fielder I’m going to be pissed off. A lot of my angst over Pagan has to do with his inconsistent play especially in the outfield and some of it has to do with what is perceived as a “me” attitude that looks as if it chaps the mangers ass as well. Terry Collins was miffed when Pagan took himself out of a game last year claiming he had a stomach virus and was dehydrated but never told the manger he was headed to the porcelain palace in the clubhouse as his turn to bat was up. Pagan also bitched and moaned about batting leadoff when Jose Reyes was out with his blown up hammy, solidifying his rep as a selfish player
Mike Silva wrote a piece on how Pagan may be the best of what’s out there as far as centerfielders go, but why do the Mets always have to settle? If it’s going to cost at least $5mil to sign Pagan why not go a couple of million more and sign David DeJesus?
DeJesus would be a upgrade over Pagan in the outfield for sure and an upgrade in the lineup as well as DeJesus has a better ability to get on base than that of Pagan.
Sandy Alderson has targeted the pitching staff, zeroing in on the bullpen, as job one this off season but he also needs to address the defense which was one of the worst in baseball last year. The up the middle D was especially poor (Jose Reyes by the way was -11 in Runs Saved ) so if the organization can’t afford to go all out to get some decent arms then maybe an upgrade on the defensive side would help the arms the Mets have now?
I think this post by Shannon at Mets Police says it all about being a Mets fan.
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