Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is reporting that Jerry Manuel said he intends on batting Carlos Beltran in the cleanup spot when Beltran returns to the Mets lineup this Thursday vs the San Francisco Giants.
Manuel thought of batting him 3rd but did not want to disrupt the hot hitting David Wright.
Last year in a limited number of games out of the 4 spot Beltran was hitting,
| 2009 | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting 4th | 21 | 76 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 9 | .303 | .418 | .434 | .852 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
12 comments
CaseStreet
7/10/2010-5:22pm at 5:22 pm (UTC -4)
.907 Career OPS batting 4th
Hope Jerry doesn’t mess this up.
How great is it to get a healthy Beltran at the AS Break?
Now if only Ollie could somehow show a shell of his good self and replace Taka in the rotation.
gategem
7/10/2010-6:35pm at 6:35 pm (UTC -4)
Unfortunately if they find themselves 6 out it may be too big of a hurdle to overcome. Assuming they don’t come back in this game tomorrow’s game becomes critical.
metsfan4decades
7/10/2010-7:04pm at 7:04 pm (UTC -4)
Although, I don’t want to see them wind up 6 games out going into the ASB, I don’t think 6 games is insurmountable with 2 1/2 months to go.
ceetar
7/10/2010-7:15pm at 7:15 pm (UTC -4)
Nothing is insurmountable when you control your own destiny, as the Mets do.
gategem
7/10/2010-9:22pm at 9:22 pm (UTC -4)
Like this weekend?
rustyjr
7/10/2010-6:53pm at 6:53 pm (UTC -4)
As per mlbtr
Ed Price of Fanhouse.com comments that the Rays didn’t want to give up any significant prospects for Lee (via Twitter), while the Mets simply didn’t have the caliber of prospects that Seattle was looking for. Price notes, however, that Jeremy Guthrie could be on the Mets’ radar screen.
The Mets could use this Lee deal as a guideline, however, tweets ESPN’s Buster Olney. The Mets could follow the Rangers’ example and try to get a trading partner to add money into a deal, since Olney reports that New York won’t be able to add to their payroll before the deadline.
Ugh
btw I’ll be back writing tomorrow
gategem
7/10/2010-7:06pm at 7:06 pm (UTC -4)
With Big Pelf reverting back to his old self and with Reyes apparently aggravating his injury perhaps the Mets should forgo trading any prospects and build towards next year.
metsfan4decades
7/10/2010-7:05pm at 7:05 pm (UTC -4)
4 hits today going into the 9th.
Beltran can’t come back soon enough. Here’s hoping his bat follows him back as well.
wannybackstra
7/10/2010-9:18pm at 9:18 pm (UTC -4)
when is thrusday?
GravediggerHebner
7/10/2010-9:27pm at 9:27 pm (UTC -4)
It’s the day before Nwedesday.
gategem
7/10/2010-9:30pm at 9:30 pm (UTC -4)
+100
Mr North Jersey
7/10/2010-10:28pm at 10:28 pm (UTC -4)
LoL I just saw that.