Moises Alou

But it hasn’t been all peaches and cream for Minaya, who also took chances on Luis Castillo, Moises Alou, Orlando Hernandez, Shawn Green, Scott Schoenweis, Jorge Sosa, Aaron Sele and Matt Wise—none of whom were very impressive as Mets, and many of whom had massive difficulties staying healthy.

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ond baseman, but now Damion Easley and Argenis Reyes are platooning at the position.  Although Moises Alou wasn't healthy enough to start the season with the Mets, designs were for him to play left field every day.  But now rookies Daniel Murphy and Nick Evans are in a lefty-righty platoon.  And while Ryan Church was unable to play right field, Fernando Tatis impressed Jerry Manuel so much that he has been moved into a platoon now that Church has returned; Tatis got the start on Sunday against the lefty Randy Wolf.

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runs in those two games.

    The other bit of bad news out of Mets camp today was Moises Alou's torn hamstring, which will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season.  You can't help but feel bad for Alou, and naturally this is a detriment to the Mets' offensive plans, but the bright side is that now the front office actually knows for sure how much playing time they can expect from him:  none, unfortunately.  Hopefully this will trigger Omar Minaya to make a deal for an outfield bat with both Ryan Church and Alou on the disabled list again.  The Mets' reserves are tearing it up right now, but who knows how long that will last?  Tatis' resurgence has been a heartwarming story, and most importantly he has been coming through in the clutch, but sooner or later he is going to realize that it's not 1999, and Mets fans will realize that he is just a back-up at this point in his career.  Damion Easley and Endy Chavez are both on fire recently but Easley is more of a role player whose value lies in his professionalism more than in his bat, and Chavez is merely a fourth outfielder with an outstanding glove and excellent speed.  Don't get me wrong--I like both Easley and Chavez and think they are both very valuable to the team, but when they are no longer hitting a combined .412, like they are since June 28, the Mets will need a proven slugger to pick up the slack.

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e Mets will need a legitimate run producer in one of the corner outfield spots, assuming Church and Moises Alou have trouble staying on the field.

    Considering the dearth of talent at the top of the Mets' minor league system and injuries to blue chip prospect Fernando Martinez, Omar Minaya will probably need to explore the trade market for an outfield bat.  Before we start formulating trades for the Matt Hollidays, Grady Sizemores and Adam Dunns of the world, we have to realize that the lack of promise in the Mets' farm system also cripples their ability to trade for such players.  Here are three options that are more logical:

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