Ramon Martinez did a decent job filling in at second base at the end of last season, when the beleaguered Luis Castillo could no longer be counted upon, but he has been absolutely awful, in all aspects of the game at short stop.Martinez has made several routine plays into errors, he can barely throw the ball to first base and Wright has ranged, well into short on several balls, in his attempt to cover up for the fill-in short stop. With Reyes day-to-day due to tendinitis (source NY Post) in his knee, if Martinez continues to look this bad in the field, ( that's over looking his 0-12 at the plate) the Mets may need to try someone else at the position. Many have speculated that Argenis Reyes could be called upon, the 26 year old, infielder, played in 27 games last season at second base, when Castillo was on the disabled list. After getting off to a hot start, he ended up hitting only .218 and was replaced by Martinez on the depth chart. Aside from his struggles at the plate, he showe...
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