tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post8680241614424206547..comments2012-03-24T14:14:04.490-04:00Comments on Productive Outs and Crackerjack: Running Out of OpportunitiesJack Flynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-3771831302606826572009-01-07T16:33:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:33:00.000-05:00It's almost a guarantee. Basically no one goes wit...It's almost a guarantee. Basically no one goes without seven relievers these days. The Mets will likely go without a fifth starter for the first two weeks or so, as long as the schedule permits, but by April 20 or so they'll have 12 pitchers and 13 position players.<BR/><BR/>The key is getting rid of Anderson ASAP.Jack Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-83376072619842269792009-01-07T16:13:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:13:00.000-05:00Thanks. How certain are we that the team will keep...Thanks. How certain are we that the team will keep 12 pitchers on the 25-man roster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-77647956330821702082009-01-07T09:37:00.000-05:002009-01-07T09:37:00.000-05:00I certainly wouldn't be averse to it - especially ...I certainly wouldn't be averse to it - especially if you then considered Tatis the backup corner infielder. But one of the problems I didn't go into was the currently over-crowded roster of position players.<BR/><BR/>Marlon Anderson is still under contract and unlikely to be released, and the Mets seem to have Jeremy Reed slated for the Endy Chavez role. If you add those guys to Beltran, Church and Murphy, your outfield is set. The Mets are going to sign a middle infield backup, so if Tatis is considered the other backup along with the four starters, that leaves you 11 poisition players in the infield and outfield. Add two catchers and a 12-man pitching staff, and you're at 25 guys.<BR/><BR/>Absent a trade, Marlon Anderson has to be released or exiled for the Mets to even fit another position player on the roster.Jack Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-84349239706500921732009-01-07T00:18:00.000-05:002009-01-07T00:18:00.000-05:00How about taking a chance on Rocco Baldelli?How about taking a chance on Rocco Baldelli?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com