Under Omar the Mets have really become to be known as an organization that mishandles injuries and roster moves, even the manager is making fun of the medical staff.In regards to roster moves, the team makes some strange decisions, carrying multiple players at one position while playing short in others, but more importantly they have become very indecisive and impersonal. Usually the bad moves are made to one of the roster players on the roster, so not much is made of the decision but it still doesn't make it right. The most glaring move in recent times was the Nelson Figeruoa move, Figgy makes a solid start and minutes afterward, while he's still celebrating the victory he's DFA to bring up Takahashi. Now it's Tim Redding's turn, rumors swirl throughout the clubhouse that Redding is going to be cut, as ineffective as he's been, you have to feel sorry for the guy as he describes the clubhouse atmosphere. If the Mets are trying to wait out the 10 days to obtai...
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