Atkins fits for many reasons...

Of course I want a big name, power hitting 1B and I'd be a fool to not want the report that Adrian Gonzalez has been left off the Padres brochure to mean that he's available with the Mets having a chance to get him.But I'm also trying to be realistic, which is why I've taken to heart the reports that the Mets are going to look smaller at the position and go with a right handed platoon partner for Dan Murphy. The name that seems to be a perfect fit, for that type of situation is Ryan Garko who has been rumored to be a non-tender candidate by the Giants, but Garko isn't the player who would fit the bill.Buster Olney in an ESPN insider report on the potential non-tender candidates discussed a guy who has been brought up before in regards to the Mets and is believed to be available, Garrett Atkins.A classic example of this is a 29-year-old player who has had three seasons of 99 or more RBIs: Garrett Atkins, the Rockies third baseman who slumped badly in 2009, hitting...