Flushing Mistake: New York Mets Letting Ruben Gotay Go Down the Drain

Last year, Ruben Gotay wasn’t good enough to be the everyday second baseman, so despite his hot hitting, the Mets went out and got Luis Castillo. Now, Gotay isn’t good enough to be the backup second baseman, shortstop, or third baseman, as the Mets have placed him on waivers and are thinking of Fernando Tatis to take his spot. Why Tatis? Well, Tatis is a righty and the Gotay-haters out there will point out that while Gotay is a switch-hitter, he is more effective as a lefty. No, but really, why Tatis? Gotay is 25.  Tatis is 33 and hasn’t been a full-time major leaguer since 2002, appearing in 114 games. Good point.  Tatis played those 114 games (and 53 games the next season) for Montreal. Ah, yes. Tatis is an Omar man.  Omar scooped up Tatis one year ago and stuck him in AAA to let him get his stroke back.  His 21 AAA homers earned him an invite to big league camp this year and, despite early Visa problems, has managed to stick around long enough to ... [link]