Here we are only a month away from the first spring training games and Mets fans are wondering if and when pitching help is going to arrive. As it now stands the starting rotation on opening day would be Pedro Martinez, John Maine, Oliver Perez, “El Duque” Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey. Is this group good enough to win the NL East, never mind a World Series? Honestly everything would have to fall into place including a greatly improved bullpen for this starting group to be strong enough to get the Amazin’s to the Fall Classic.
There’s not a whole bunch of change right now from the team that collapsed in September. Brian Schneider replaces Paul LoDuca behind the plate, a move that I’m not thrilled over. However now that LoDuca is going to have minor knee surgery and miss 4-6 weeks it doesn’t seem as bad. Ryan Church takes over in right field for Lastings Milledge and I’m up in the air on this one….we should have traded Milledge a year earlier.
I’m not sold on the Phillies pitching but if the Mets are to win the division then a bounce-back season from Carlos Delgado is a must and Jose Reyes has to get over whatever it was that ruined him down the stretch. Of course as we know the bottom line is pitching and the Mets current staff leads to more questions than answers.
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