Thursday, May 13, 2004
The Gut gets the boot
Ricky Gutierrez and his .463 OPS are on their way off of the Mets roster, as the expendable middle infielder has been designated for assignated to make room for Cliff Floyd on the roster. This is of course the right move, as the Mets have no use for Gutierrez now that Danny Garcia is outplaying him both offensively and defensively. Of course, I thought Gutierrez's job should've been Garcia's even before it became Gutierrez's. When the Jose Reyes situation cuased the Mets to need a starting second baseman for a significant period of time, Gutierrez's relative incompetence became all the more glaring and dumping him became the obvious move. It would have been nice if the Mets had realized what they had in Garcia before they ever went out and got Gutierrez, but better late than never, I suppose. ¶ joe | 9:08 PM |
Ricky Gutierrez and his .463 OPS are on their way off of the Mets roster, as the expendable middle infielder has been designated for assignated to make room for Cliff Floyd on the roster. This is of course the right move, as the Mets have no use for Gutierrez now that Danny Garcia is outplaying him both offensively and defensively. Of course, I thought Gutierrez's job should've been Garcia's even before it became Gutierrez's. When the Jose Reyes situation cuased the Mets to need a starting second baseman for a significant period of time, Gutierrez's relative incompetence became all the more glaring and dumping him became the obvious move. It would have been nice if the Mets had realized what they had in Garcia before they ever went out and got Gutierrez, but better late than never, I suppose. ¶ joe | 9:08 PM |
