Comments on: Note: Gotay on Waivers, so 25-Man Roster Is?

By: slowhand422

slowhand422 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:05:22 +0000

How about letting Willie and Omar and all the coaches who know FAR more about this than we do make the decision.

Everyone here is so quick to call out the executives and coaches for the decisions they make, but they know the players intimately, they see them on the field and off the field, and they know what they are doing.

At least let a decision not pan out before you clobber them for it.

Regardless, Tatis is more versatile than Gotay, has more experience, and probably fits in better. What’s the big deal? Trust me, the World Series in 2008 does not rest of whether we have Tatis or Gotay…this is small potatoes.

By: the clap

the clap — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:04:09 +0000

Alou’s continuous injuries, by themselves, always set off a depth problem domino scenario, and the smart money wouldn’t bet against that ugly problem happening again this year, especially with Castillo and Delgado as other high potential breakdown candidates.

Best advice to the Mets is keep everybody. They’re all getting major league playing time in 2008.

By: m00kie

m00kie — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:34:36 +0000

show actually was the only guy in the bullpen who did well down the stretch last year. He played through injury last year (and didn’t bitch, so we didn’t know) and is supposedly feeling better. I think he’s poised to have a big year and we’ll be pleasantly surprised.

By: gameball

gameball — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:14:55 +0000

I’m not sure that Gotay is much of an improvement over Easley / Anderson defensively.

By: hotrodkanehl

hotrodkanehl — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:03:50 +0000

Strengths = (1) First 4 starters look very good, (2) the first 4 lineup spots are very good, (3) the bullpen is pretty good (though Duaner will be left in PSL for more work, and it’s not clear when he’ll join the team, and (4) our defense is pretty good (except for Delgado).

Weaknesses= (1) Jorge Sosa may be our #5 starter b/c El Duque is crippled and Pelfrey sucks, (2) our #5 and #6 lineup spots look like a near-finished Delgado (I thought he would bounce back, but it doesn’t look good now) and whatever journeyman fills in for Moises (we’ll be lucky to get last year’s 90 games from him), so the lineup looks real thin after the first four, (3) other than Endy’s glove, our bench is not contender-level, and (4) if Duaner doesn’t come back strong, our bullpen has some real question marks.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:57:23 +0000

How about keeping Tatis over Clark? Thats a more likely scenario.

How about keeping Tatis, Gotay, Clark, and sending Pagan to AAA. That works for me too…

By: Tim in LA

Tim in LA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:44:28 +0000

You’ve got an aging secondbaseman coming off of surgery limping around the infield. You don’t think we’re going to need someone at that position at some point? Are Easley and Anderson the answers? Talk about bad defense….

The people who say Gotay is poor defensively never seem to mention Anderson in the same capacity. They also seem to be the people pretending Tatis can play all over the diamond.

By: Slob

Slob — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:43:10 +0000

Keeping Tatis over Gotay would be a monumental mistake.

By: ravi3

ravi3 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:38:08 +0000

Actually, you cannot play when you are on waivers, but it just depens on what type.

By: rogasm

rogasm — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:33:19 +0000

I am very surprised that Gotay is getting this much attention. He had a nice little hot streak last year, but that’s really it. He’s not completely healthy right now, so I think Matt is correct…he will most likely be sent to the minors.