As currently constructed the Mets bench isn't perfect, it seems to have a lack of power and duplication of services. Nickeas, Hairston, Turner, Cedeno and Loewen or Baxter.I'd use one of Turner's options and tuck him away in Buffalo while we see how Murphy does at 2B and replace him with a power hitting corner infielder, Zack Lutz or a FA agent who accepts a minor league deal.It makes sense to have a left handed outfielder to compliment Hairston but I'd prefer to have someone more proven then Loewen or Baxter. Rick Ankiel would be a nice fit on the bench and the Mets were interested in him earlier this off-season. Ankiel, of course, would bring his own heavy baggage. A onetime St. Louis pitching phenom who lost his ability to throw strikes, Ankiel remade himself as an outfielder. His return to the Cardinals seemed like a fairy tale - until the Daily News reported in 2007 that Ankiel had received a 12-month supply of human growth hormone in 2004, linking him to a nat...
Original Story:
