Met's Search for Power...

The Mets need more power. I have been asking ever since Carlos Delgado left…Where is the beef? From 2005 thru 2009, The NYMets averaged 790 runs and 89.25 wins while finishing 6^th, 4^th, 5^th & 7^th in Home runs. Then from 2009 thru 2012 the Mets averaged 674 runs and 75 wins while finishing 16^th, 13^th, 13^th & 11^th in homeruns. You need about 90 Hr’s from your number 3, 4, and 5 hitters. Wright and Davis should get you 50-60. I think Kelly Shoppach offers power in a platoon role behind the plate. I think inexpensive power can be had with the likes of Jonny Gomes and Scott Hairston. For Center Field I like Chris Young from Oakland for the Mets. He is coming off a down year and has some pop. I don't know what he would cost them. What do you think? 
Here are the team hitting stats by position in the lineup.

Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
Batting 1st	196	18	748	678	94	175	34	2	9	47	14	9	59	144	.258	.323	.354	.677	240	10	6	4	0	1	10	.316	94	90
Batting 2nd	206	18	724	670	86	194	41	5	4	66	11	5	39	120	.290	.331	.384	.715	257	16	6	2	7	1	10	.344	104	101
Batting 3rd	172	18	710	626	87	179	39	3	20	86	14	9	76	122	.286	.363	.454	.817	284	20	3	0	5	14	5	.325	132	102
Batting 4th	215	18	693	614	92	162	41	0	38	109	8	3	69	155	.264	.338	.516	.854	317	15	3	0	7	3	4	.290	141	108
Batting 5th	207	18	681	616	74	152	29	4	15	79	7	2	59	141	.247	.316	.380	.696	234	11	4	0	2	4	4	.297	98	85
Batting 6th	235	18	660	588	67	127	26	2	22	79	9	5	62	153	.216	.294	.379	.674	223	9	5	1	4	3	10	.252	91	82
Batting 7th	220	18	639	572	56	141	32	3	17	70	7	4	53	130	.247	.315	.402	.717	230	6	5	6	2	1	3	.290	104	102
Batting 8th	232	18	629	563	47	127	23	2	6	51	3	0	53	120	.226	.299	.306	.605	172	19	7	4	2	13	5	.276	74	80
Batting 9th	702	18	607	523	47	100	21	0	8	38	6	1	33	165	.191	.243	.277	.520	145	12	3	47	1	3	6	.262	49	89

The Forgotten Met....F-Mart's Time is Now..

Still only 22, Fernando Martinez has seen his stock slide to the point that fans seemed indifferent at the news that their once "hot prospect" had been called up to the big club. With the injury to Ike Davis, the Mets could have called up first baseman Nick Evans, but instead have chosen to call up of Fernando Martinez, who could be primed to steal AB's from back up outfielders Willy Harris and Scott Hairston. Fmart, as he is known, was ranked the 30th best prospect in all of baseball as recently as 2009. With good health I expect him to shine and possibly work his way into the outfield rotation.

Was it Werth it? Jayson Contract shakes up the winter meetings!

Seven years and one hundred and tweny six million dollars. Let that sink in. While I realize a team with the stature of The Washington Nationals have to over pay to attract top free agent talent to DC, I just have to wonder who the second highest bidder was? And for how much? Considering that he will be 32 at the start of this deal, and that most estimates had Werth signing for around four years and sixty million dollars, I am ready to vote Scott Boras into the Baseball Hall of Fame. If Marvin Miller gets in for revolutionizing baseball salaries, and George Steinbrenner gets in for being a maverick owner, then Boras should get in for being the most successful agent in the history of Major League Baseball.