What To Do With Cliff Floyd?

[Elster88]

I'll put a straight yes-no in the poll, and the degrees can be discussed below.

[Elster88]

I'll start us off with a vote for keep him.

[metirish]

Keep him.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I voted keep him as well.

The roster dyamics might get tricky, though. Let's assume Nady is healthy, and it's August 30.

How do you set up your roster for the postseason?

Is Floyd on it? I'd want him to be, but who do you drop to make that happen? Probably Heath Bell, I'd guess.

[metirish]

Speculation in the Daily News today was Bell getting sent down because with the Mets playing in the AL for 9 games they'll have use of the DH thus being able to carry Nady,Lastings and Floyd.

[Centerfield]

Keep him.

[Guest sharpie]

I'm abstaining from the vote. Right now, I'd say keep him. But, at the deadline, if we have other urgent needs I would say trade him.

I'm ok with sending Bell down for the interleague period.

[Elster88]

sharpie wrote: I'm abstaining from the vote. Right now, I'd say keep him. But, at the deadline, if we have other urgent needs I would say trade him.

We can start a new poll then, too.

[Elster88]

Though if we do trade him in time for the playoffs, then Bobby V. can come back to manage for the postseason.

[MFS62]

Keep him.
As others have mentioned, he can be used at DH during IL games.
After that, when Nady returns, Nady can be used as the occasional fill-in for Floyd and Delgado (against certain left handers) and to rest Wright every once in a while.
Didn't David respond well to a one game rest after a slight slump a few days ago?

Sure, that will tick Nady off. But it still give Omar a chance to evaluate him over the rest of the season.
Later

[Elster88]

And at least now Nady will probably recognize that Cliff will be gone next year and he should be back to playing every day.

There was no such light at the end of the tunnel when he was in San Diego.

[Edgy MD]

It's 8-0, Keepy.

[Guest Rotblatt]

I love Floyd, but if we can pry some tasty prospects away from some contender, we should trade him.

Our farm system could use the help, and our OF situation looks a'ight even without Floyd.

I'm fine hanging on to him as insurance, but if the calls start coming all hot and heavy near the trading deadline, we need to get what we can for him.

[Elster88]

I don't see him as insurance. I see Milledge as the insurance. He's played against maybe four teams so far. He's going to hit a slump and the pitchers will adjust to him. I think.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If the Mets still look playoff bound at the deadline, though, you may have to consider passing up the chance to deal him for prospects. Even if Cliff is just an expensive role player, if he can deliver a key pinch hit in a post season game, he's worth keeping, if the roster will allow it.

Teams generally add veterans for a playoff run, they don't deal them for prospects.

[Edgy MD]

I think, with the Mets making a championship run, if they traded a guy who could help them make it this year, for future considerations, those prospects better have bionic limbs, because that GM will be risking a whole lot.

[Elster88]

I don't get why the majority of people want him on the bench when Nady comes back. Even when he was slumping he was hitting shots. If we need a guy to hit a home run to tie the game, I want him up there over anyone else. Well, over anyone except Delgado/Beltran/Wright.

[soupcan]

Keep.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Keep, but see what the end of July brings ....

[Centerfield]

Not for nothing, but it's not as if Milledge is on some sort of tear. He looks like he has promise, but he's only hitting .255 with 2 HR's. Not bad, but not exactly setting the world on fire.

[Edgy MD]

Tradeys are on the board but the Keepeys are still up 12-2.

[metirish]

Floyd is one of those Mets players that the fans just love, even when he was hitting like crap I don't think he ever got booed, maybe we remember what he did last year and hope he can still do it.

[Edgy MD]

I don't get why the majority of people want him on the bench when Nady comes back.

Who wants who on the bench?

[Elster88]

I'll take back the word majority.

I don't understand why some people want Cliff on the bench when Nady comes back.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Cliff's a keeper. Nice having Floyd, Beltran, Nady, Chavez and Milledge to split time in the outfield. They give us offense off the bench and some viable options to DH when the Mets tour AL parks.

Too much talent is a nice talent to have.

[Guest Mr. Zero]

Keep Cliff! Milledge has been a lot of fun thus far but hasn’t knocked me out…yet. And, good options are good.

On Cliff’s slow start: I mean, he was THE MAN last year. Pretty much carried the offense (Ok, along with Mr. Wright). Wonder what it must feel like to have a team bring in a slugger who they say slugs better than you, and then have your personal valet move ahead of you in the batting order.

How do professional athletes deal with this? I guess it’s supposed to make them more competitive? I know if I’m working somewhere and my company hires someone (younger, better, prettier, whatever) and inserts them in some bogus position above me, I pretty much feel like doo-doo. I’m not saying he’s not motivated, but it must have some effect, no? An emotional guy ike Cliff?

Apologies if this is redundant to any discussion that may have occurred earlier in the season.

[Edgy MD]

I don't understand why some people want Cliff on the bench when Nady comes back.

Who is advocating the benching of Floyd?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I haven't advocated his benching, but I floated it as a possibility.

[Elster88]

Edgy DC wrote: I don't understand why some people want Cliff on the bench when Nady comes back. Who is advocating the benching of Floyd?

For cripes sake. I'm not interested in blaming anyone individually, I'm just saying I don't believe that Cliff should go to the bench.

I don't know where I first heard it. Who cares?

[Centerfield]

How do you solve a problem like Cornelius?