"Possible David Wright Replacements"

With David Wright basically being out until September the earliest. I compiled a list of possible replacements at 3rd base.

1. Wilmer Flores- Homegrown hero, Flores is a beloved Met who has been hitting quite well since becoming an established player in the line up. Deja Vu. See more about him here http://metrosportstalk.blogspot.com/2016/06/let-flores-fly.html.

2. Miguel Prado- He would be a rental, but we wouldn't have to give up that much for a guy who is hitting very respectably this year and has some playoff experience.

3. Nolan Arenado - He would be the ideal player the Mets need. The problem is he would come at a price of possibly Duda and Wheeler. But the Mets have to look forward to this year.

- Efraim Graber

Let Flores Fly

Wilmer Flores became a folk hero in New York Mets Baseball last year in what has been named, "The Crying Game". It was a game that was close to the trade deadline where in middle of the game Wilmer found out he was going to be traded to the Brewers. He began to cry on the field.
After finding out the trade didn't go through, Flores caught on fire and basically named himself a Met for life. This type of emotion endears you to the fans.

Welcome 2016. We acquired Asdrubal Cabrerra and Neil Walker and just like that Flores didn't have a spot to start in. He started the year as a bench player and averaged measly .167 click. David Wright went down with a neck injury, which when you couple with his already bad back is a damning injury. Flores has his chance to be full time player again! Guess what. He's on fire as of today. He is the bright spot in the bottom of our lineup, which we need so desperately now until we can make some moves.

I would never suggest that David doesn't play this year because that would be blasphemy. However, let him take his time getting back to as good as he can.

Let's see what this kid can do.

 

- Efraim Graber