Note: 08 Beltran is 07 Beltran
Carlos Beltran hit a two-run, second-deck home run against RHP Greg Reynolds during a win yesterday in Colorado.
Beltran is hitting .276 through his first 279 at bats this season.
He hit .276 last season, and .274 in 2006.
He is on pace to hit roughly 25 home runs and drive in 115 RBI, compared to the 33 home runs and 112 RBI he had last season.
…in other words, despite what ‘feels like’ a very underwhelming season from carlos, he’s on pace to be the exact same player he was last season…my concern, however, is that, not only is his batting average consistently in the .270s, his power is on pace to decrease for the second straight season…
Beltran, regarding the Mets, who are now just two losses back of the Phillies, while talking to reporters after yesterday’s game:
“We should have been in a better place. But, at the same time, it could have been worse if the other teams, you know, would have taken advantage of the situation that we went through earlier in the season.”
…this is true…i’d love to view this through the prism of, ‘the Mets are hot,’ but the reality is that the Phillies are ice cold…but, such is baseball…like a former Mets manager used to say, baseball is a long season with lots of ups and downs…
