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In my opinion, Omar Minaya, Willie Randolph and the New York Mets have to make a decision regarding first baseman Carlos Delgado.
Delgado was a great player who, whether due to injury or age,or both, is now a detriment to his team. He is a liability on the field, he runs slower then a pregnant woman in mud carrying groceries (sorry folks, it was all I could think of on short notice), and he is simply not hitting; .213 average, 4 homers, 16 RBI, 21 strikeouts. Sure he has his occasional days where he makes us want to believe he is coming back. But it never lasts. You might say to me, "it has only been 29 games, give the man a chance", to which I reply, look at what he did last year. A little research tells you this isn't simply a matter of a slump. It is an over paid, aging player who is hurting his team.
So what is the answer? The way I see it, the Mets have three options:
1) stay the course and hope he kicks it in gear
2)keep Delgado at first until he , hopefully, gets hot, then trade him for whatever you could get (not much I know, and we would have to eat much of his salary, but perhaps some AL team in need of a DH might bite....doubtful, but possible)
3)put Moises Alou at first...call me crazy but there are benefits, Alou, whose bat we badly need in the line up might actually finish the season playing at first as opposed to the outfield, where he always seems to get hurt. Then bring up a kid to replace Alou out there, perhaps Fernando Martinez??
Anyhow, just a thought. What do you think??
