Will Mets Get 60 Homers From Their Outfield?

I'm a little worried about where our power will come from in 2009. We can easily count on Carlos Beltran to hit at least twenty-five homers and most likely thirty, but then what? The Mets don't have that prototypical power hitting corner outfielder in left field or right. The most homeruns that right-fielder Ryan Church ever hit in a season was fifteen, and at 30-years old, he isn't getting any younger or better. Who knows what we can expect from the platoon of Dan Murphy and Fernando Tatis? Murphy is not a power hitter. The most homeruns in his professional carer was thirteen which he did last season between the minors and the Mets, and in 2007 with AA Binghamton. Tatis... Well, he's the wildcard... He hit eleven homers in about half a season, while striking out at an incredible rate. The thing is that being the righthanded component in the platoon projects to about 225 at-bats if you throw in a dozen or two pinch hitting appearances. In a best case scenario, I see ...