There has been a lot of talk lately about the logjam in the outfield that will occur when Bay returns from his fractured rib. Ideas ranging from sending Ike down to creating a four man rotation in the outfield have been tossed around. Some ideas include Kirk platooning with either Torres or Bay, which should be completely out of the question. Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been one of the most consistent and productive players on this Mets and should not take a backseat to failed acquisitions at a desperate hope of them regaining some sort of production out of them.
Specifically this applies to both Jason Bay and Andres Torres. Both have come up as possible reasons why Kirk may lose playing time, and that is unacceptable. Nieuwenhuis has all five tools, can be batted anywhere in the lineup and quietly does this with success while Torres and Bay have failed to produce over their respective tenures with the Mets.
After starting off at a dreadful 3-19 skid in 2012, Jason Bay turned it on batting...
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