Carlos Delgado and the Kids Are Carrying the New York Mets to the Playoffs

A lot should be said about the Mets' minor-league system. It has salvaged the season for this team.   Many give the credit to Jerry Manuel and rightly so. He has brought this team together. They matter in this pennant race now. Yet the minors, or as I like to call them "The Kids," are overlooked. As players began to fall on the disabled list, these Kids started coming up, one by one. It started with Nick Evans, who, at 22 years of age, was asked to come up when Moises Alou and Angel Pagan went down for the count. I have to say, I am not a fan of Evans. I wanted Fernando Martinez to be brought up. Yet Evans managed to get the job done. Luis Castillo’s knees have failed him yet again this year. Damion Easley was tagged as the new second baseman in the meantime. Probably because of Easley’s age, the Mets brought up 26-year-old Argenis Reyes to platoon. They have been great together. He may not be someone to fear at the plate, with a .250 batting average, but Reyes can pull off ... (link)