The Great Plague of Injuries Strikes Again

Some would say that the Mets are leading the league in MRIs. They say that because once again the Mets have been struck with what is known as "The Great Plague of Injuries" And its all thanks to Chris Young, Johan Santana, Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy, and Ike Davis. 3 of the 5 guys in that list are likely or certainly done for the year (Davis, Young,Murphy) Ike got hurt in Mid-May when he sprained his ankle and got a bone bruise in his left leg. Young tore his shoulder apart again, and Murphy, the latest to be struck by injury, got spiked by Jose Contanza and tore his MCL. Reyes could be back by late-August with a Hamstring pull, and Santana could be back early September after he had season ending surgery last year. Because of all these Injuries, the Mets Season is probably in the crapper, I think our goal for the rest of this year is for us to finish .500 or above and finish in 3rd place in the NL east.

Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Trade Grades

The Mets were fairly quiet over the trade deadline, as they only made two trades overall. Im here to tell you if the Mets aced or Failed these trades.
Trade #1: #75 RP Francisco Rodriguez to Brewers for 2 players to be named later.
Grades: Mets: B-*
Brewers: B
The reason i gave the Mets a B- was because they in fact DID get rid of the attitude and contract of Frankie Rodriguez, considering if he finished 20 more games h would have gotten a 17.5 Million dollar bonus, but i gave them the minus because i thought they could have gotten more then probably 2 non-high-end prospects for Frankie. I give the Brewers and B because This helps them in the NL Central race and to sure up there wobbly 'pen.
Trade #2: #15 OF Carlos Beltran to Giants for SP Zack Wheeler
Grades: Mets A+
Giants: C
The reason i gave the Mets an A+ was because they really did ace this trade. They got Zack Wheeler, the #33 prospect in the nation and the #10 Starting Pitcher Prospect, Even though they did give up one of there best sluggers in Carlos Beltran, Carlos is 33 and exiting his prime. So the reason i give the Giants an C is because Carlos will reall only be a 1 or 2 year rental, but for the Mets they get an top-40 prospect who is 21 and will help the Mets in the long-term future.
Post your comments down below and i will leave a poll up and you take your pick: Which trade was the BEST the Mets Made?
*= depending how good the players they get back

Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.

Standing Update #2

Here is how the Mets are doing Standing-Wise through 109 games
NL East: 3rd Place out of 5, 14.5 gms behind leader Philadelphia
N.L: Tied for 7th place out of 16, 14.5 gms behind leader Philadelphia
MLB: Tied for 15th Place out of 30, 14.5 gms behind leader Philadelphia
Wild Card: Tied for 4th Place out of 13, 7.5 gms behind leader Atlanta
The Mets are 55-54 (.505), 17-17 in Day Games, 38-37 in Night Games, 55-54 on Grass, 13-15 in 1-Run Games, 5-5 in Extra Inning Games, 56-53 is our Expected W-L, 18-23 vs NL East, 16-11 vs the NL Central, 12-11 Vs NL West, 9-9 in Interleague Play, 41-43 vs Right Handed Pitchers, 14-11 Vs Left Handed Pitchers.
Pray for Gary "The Kid" Carter #8.