Newsday: Carlos Beltran is Trying to Find Himself
Carlos Beltran is batting .250 in six games since returning from DL.
In a report for Newsday, David Lennon talks to Beltran, who says he is using this season to ‘find himself,’ and work on his timing at the plate, among other things.
“This is helping a lot,” Lennon quotes Beltran as 
saying. “If I were to go home without coming back, it would have been something very difficult for me.”
Beltran will earn $18.5 million each of the next two seasons, after which he will be a free agent.
…i look at beltran’s deal, and i can’t help but think of his agent, Scott Boras, and Alex Rodriguez, who, at 32 years old, and with three years left on his previous contract, opted out to re-sign a contract extension with the Yankees… beltran cannot opt out, but, i wonder if he and boras will soon approach the Mets about a similar extension, which would cover the remaining two years of his deal, and beyond - especially when you consider beltran’s knees… i mean, now, at 32 years old, would be the perfect time to talk extension, to give himself some assurances going in to the next phase of his career… right now, beltran is technically signed to a two-year, $37 million deal, which is a bargain… and, it’s not like boras to let anyone get away with a bargain, even if they’re technically under contract… if there’s money to be made, he’ll find it…
