New York Mets Fan Blog

He’s Back!

I did not realize how excited I was to have Carlos Beltran healthy and back with the big-league club till i saw him at bat the other day. Though he only had one hit, and was then promptly caught stealing, his presence alone was a big uplift.

While the Mets are still on the market for a starting pitcher to add to their rotation, Beltran is a big addition to their line-up. When healthy and going right, Beltran is the kind of offensive presence that can carry a team. Even when Reyes went down last season, the Mets didn’t buckle until Beltran joined him.

Beltran can hit, hit for power, steal, field, and throw making him that rare five-tool player in baseball.

The Mets offense has been slumping and Beltran’s return should act as a shot in the arm.

The unfortunate part to his return is it happened to coincide with Reyes’s injury problem. It will be nice for Reyes to get back and allow this line-up to what it was supposed to resemble on opening-day. With the line-up set the Mets offense should return to one of the best in baseball.

The Mets need to step up their play if they are going to make the playoffs. Beltran seems to be the player that can give them that spark and get the offense untracked.

by Evan Slavit at the Sports Fan Blog Network

July 16, 2010 - Posted by slavite | Bloggers, Carlos Beltran, Evan Slavit, Jose Reyes, MLB, NY Mets Stuff, New York Mets, Original Content | Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes | No Comments Yet