Yeah, another player on the DL for the Mets. This is J.P. Pelzman pinch-hitting for Steve tonight, and the only major news from the pre-game was that rookie OF Fernando Martinez was placed on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his right knee. Martinez was hitting .176 in 91 at-bats, but had been playing a pretty good CF in the absence of Carlos Beltran, already sidelined with a knee problem. The move is retroactive to July 4, thus F-Mart will be eligible to return July 19. IF Argenis Reyes, sent down after Tuesday's game, was recalled to take Martinez's roster spot, and is available.
So that means Ryan Church slides from RF to CF for tonight's lineup. Fernando Tatis is batting fifth at 1B against LHP Randy Wolf, despite Daniel Murphy's good game last night.
Looking at the triple-A roster, I think there are better call-up options than Argenis. Hopefully F-marts bat will show up when he comes back.
Posted by: Ben | 07/10/2009 at 10:08 AM