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2/15/12

New York Mets Free Agency: 3 Reasons Manny Ramirez Makes Sense


The New York Mets are entering Spring Training with a few question marks. One, how will they compensate for the loss of Jose Reyes in the off-season? Two, how can they bring fans to the ballpark? Three, how can they do these things at a low cost?

There are several other issues, but there is one option to help answer these three questions. His name is Manny Ramirez.

First, the Mets need to boost their offense in the wake of losing Jose Reyes. The Mets were in the market for a lefty bat for the outfield as part of this process. While Ramirez does bat right-handed, he is a solid contact hitter against either type of pitcher.

He holds a .305 career AVG against righties and a .335 career AVG versus lefties. He also has a career 555 home runs with 1,831 RBI. We know he can hit for power and drive in runners.

He would bring protection to the lineup for players like David Wright and Ike Davis. The mere appearance of him in the lineup would make this offense a bit more scary to any opposing pitcher.

With him in the outfield, they would have to slide Jason Bay over to center field and have Daniel Murphy or Ruben Tejada lead off. There was mention of Terry Collins trying Murphy at that spot anyway, so this is not a far stretch to think this scenario being possible.

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3 comments:

  1. Mack AdeFebruary 15, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    I always tell my writers that I never screen what they write.

    MMs now has an editor (mainly due to my mistakes) to correct grammar and spelling, but, if you want to write about some subject like this one, it's a free country and a free web site.

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  2. ErikFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:01 PM

    Manny in LF, Bay in CF, Duda in RF - that might make a run as the worst defensive outfield ever.

    And probably not safe counting on anything close to Manny's average numbers, being that he's older and not on PED's.

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  3. BrooklynTrolleyBloggerFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    I couldn't disagree more. That is precisely the kind of thing the Mets should be moving away from. There's been too much drama and bad news in Flushing these last few years. I'd rather give a kid a chance in LF. And this is exactly why I hate half-hearted rebuilding efforts.

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