Can I interest you in some Aoki?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mets by the Numbers reporting Aoki will wear No. 11

[Edgy MD]

A good chance we'll see three new Mets make their debuts today.

[Frayed Knot]

It hadn't occurred to me that Aoki will still be short of FA status this winter (by only a few weeks of service time) so the Mets could control him at an arb-determined price if they choose to do so.

[bmfc1]

Marc Carig said today that he didn't understand why Aoki is on the team and they should be playing young players. Who? Taijeron is 28. Anyone else? No one else is alive so it's not like he's taking Nimmo's spot in the OF.

[RealityChuck]

bmfc1 wrote: Marc Carig said today that he didn't understand why Aoki is on the team and they should be playing young players. Who? Taijeron is 28. Anyone else? No one else is alive so it's not like he's taking Nimmo's spot in the OF.

Stupidest bit of commentary this year. The only other outfielder on the 40-man roster is Becerra, who isn't ready. There's no one at Vegas who's major-league ready, or close to it. And if you put them on to the 40-man, and they show promise, you'll only have to remove them (and possibly lose them). And bringing players up before they're ready only hurts their development.

With no Aoki, Taijeron, Lagares, and Nimmo have to play every inning of every game (with Reynolds and Reyes). And what's wrong with auditioning Aoki, anyway? He may not be worth much, but would Victor Cruzado be any better?