Hudson > Castillo

There has been a lot of talks this offseason about the Mets' second baseman. There have been a lot of ideas thrown around and a lot of suggestions on what to do with that position. The idea that I most agree with that I don't think ownership will agree with is to sign Orlando Hudson and bench Luis Castillo.

This is a great idea. If we get Hudson, we would have a superb defense and offense. Now I don't know how they would like the fact of eating Castillo's contract on the bench, but I think it should be done. From what I've heard, Castillo is a downer in the clubhouse and Hudson is very positive. Plus, Hudson can produce offense along with his great defense.

Castillo has been an eye sore to the Mets for some time, and there needs to be a change. How would you not sell more tickets if ownership listens to you, the fan, and upgrade second base? This would be a smart idea for both on and off the field. The signing would bring new blood and a new face to the infield where he will be loved by us Mets fans instead of hated like Castillo.

Reyes-Hudson-Wright-Beltran-Bay-Francoeur-Murphy-Molina is a crazy lineup that gives us great depth. If I were Omar, I would definitely sign Hudson and bench Castillo. Castillo would be pissed and ask to be traded and Omar will tell me that he tried the entire offseason to trade him, so good luck.

I think I can speak for every Mets fan out there, Castillo needs to leave New York.

The future of the infield

CATCHER

After hearing of the Henry Blanco signing, it got me thinking about the catcher situation. Say we sign Bengie Molina to a one year deal, our catchers for the 2010 season would be Molina and Blanco. This would give Josh Thole a chance to further develop in Triple A. Pending defensive improvement, he'll be rewarded with a September call up to get his feet wet again in preparation for a spot on the 2011 team.

FIRST BASE

I would do the same thing at first base. I'd keep Murphy at first for the time being and give Ike Davis a September call-up, all in preparation for the starting first base spot for 2011.

SECOND BASE

Hopefully, the Mets can rid themselves of Luis Castillo and receive a solid second baseman. They have their eyes on Orlando Hudson which is awesome. He would be a major upgrade from Castillo and fit real nicely in the line-up.

SHORT STOP

A healthy Jose Reyes is needed. A fantastic contributor to the line-up, if Reyes learns to mature a little more and really focus, it can impact the team greatly.

THIRD BASE

David Wright had a down of a season in 2009, but I'm not worried. A four-time consecutive All-Star, Wright is the face of the organization and needs to continue to lead and inspire his teammates.

Since we have strong prospects at catcher and first base, it should make this off season and next off season very specific in what Omar should focus on to get us back to a contending team, specifically left field and the starting rotation. Hopefully all goes well and the Mets will become a threat to the competition in the near future.

Let's hope!