The Mets got Beltran! This should be one of the greatest acquisitions in the team’s history. Perhaps he’s not the player that Alex Rodriguez is, because A-Rod can hit for average as well as for power and used to play a position that is a bit more skills-oriented than center field (not to take anything away from center field, which is the key outfield position). But I think the acquisition of A-Rod would have altered the Mets in an unfavorable manner. You hear rumblings of that with the Yankees.
Beltran sounds like more of a team player, which should work on the Mets. I’ve said that I don’t think the Mets will win the division and I still believe that. I think they’ll fight for second place, but end up in third. Perhaps they’ll be killed by former teammate Al Leiter, whose Marlins should be able to take second, I think. The division is not overly strong, but I expect the Braves to take it once more.
Yet, the Beltran deal puts the division and the league on notice: The Mets are really trying.
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