Mets manager Jerry Manuel hinted that Carlos Beltran may occasionally be asked to play right field to save the wear and tear on his knees. "That's not out of the question," said Manuel. "It would be something we have to entertain with him, how comfortable he is in a different spot." Besides 37 appearances as designated hitter, Beltran has only started five games (two in left field, three in right field) in a position other than center field. Beltran told Craig Carton of WFAN on Tuesday that he is running at "80 percent" and hopes to begin play in extended spring training games next week, but Manuel indicated that no timeline is currently in place - link
OF (Mets) - People forget that Fernando is only 22. What he needs more than anything is to finish a season healthy. His injuries have included knee surgeries, hamstring issues, broken bones and a litany of sighs from Mets management after each stay on the disabled list. Add another hamstring strain that has put him out for most of the month of May. Until then he was hitting .244 with two homeruns. Fernando should consistently show double digit numbers in homeruns, but his injuries have only allowed him to do that his first year, when he hit 10. The Mets will continue to sigh and wait for some health. Time and patience are running out for Fernando. - link
He’s been out of baseball for almost 10 years, but ex-Met Bobby Bonilla is still getting Bronx cheers — this time from his ex-wife. Madiglia “Millie” Bonilla says the former Flushing lightning rod for boos has been moving around his money and hiding his accounts and holdings from her, and she wants a judge to call him out on it. “I’m very disappointed with how he’s handled the whole situation,” Millie told The Post. “It’s very unnecessary for him to do all this.” Her hubby raked in more than $50 million during his playing career, but court records show the couple’s assets were only a fraction of that by the time they divorced last year — around $18 million. That included a $3 million apartment in Manhattan, a $2 million home in Connecticut and an $850,000 place in Florida. Bonilla now has his own $8 million home in Greenwich, Conn - link
They, too, were veteran pitchers who had lost their way, but they accepted the Mets request to go down for a few weeks and came back to the big leagues useful pitchers again. Jones and Trachsel were able to figure things out, and although Perez doesn’t have a reputation for resourcefulness, it’s his only realistic chance to reinvent himself. Mopping up for an inning or two as the last resort out of the Mets bullpen won’t accomplish a thing. It’s clear that his own teammates are fed up with him and his overtly selfish ways, so the Mets may have no choice but to eat the remainder of his contract, and simply move on. They have to pay him anyway, and once a player begins to affect the well-being of his own clubhouse, it’s really time to cut the cord. The odds against his ever again becoming a serviceable big league pitcher are prohibitive, so it really serves no purpose to keep him around just to save face. - link
RHP (Mets) - Jenry made the Mets roster this year as a reliever. Myworld does not see that helping the Mets make the playoffs this year and would prefer that he continue to be used in the starting rotation. It would help him develop his pitches more and starters are more valuable than relievers if they have the variety of pitches to start. Jenry has that, though he would need more time in AAA to enhance his slider. Pitching in the bullpen he only needs two pitches, so all you will get from him is his 98 mile per hour fastball and his diving changeup.- link
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