Nick Evans

he 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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loaded at-bats, after a 3-42 slump in those situations.  The left field platoon of Murphy and Nick Evans has been working well lately, and Fernando Tatis has remained productive in right.  The outfield will only get deeper going forward, as Manuel said before the game that Ryan Church is on schedule to return to the big leagues this weekend.

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    Between the two bullpen meltdowns and the former infielders, Nick Evans, Daniel Murphy and Fernando Tatis, manning the outfield in Houston, the three-game weekend series underlined the Mets’ two biggest needs, neither of which Omar Minaya addressed before last Thursday’s trade deadline:  a corner outfielder and a relief pitcher.  For weeks now I’ve been clamoring for the Mets to acquire a corner outfielder, saying that sooner or later the other shoe is going to drop and we’ll all be witnessing Fernando Tatis in the midst of an 0-25 slump.  I suppose the fact that Omar stood pat and did not splurge on an outfielder could be an indication that Mets’ brass is confident that Ryan Church will be capable of returning to action soon and playing regularly.  But although Church’s return will bolster the Mets’ suddenly stagnant offense, there are no guarantees when dealing with post-concussion syndrome, and the team would certainly be better served with a competent back-up plan.

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    Outside of mid-level prospects, Argenis Reyes and Nick Evans might be enticing trade bait for Bay, Giles or Ibanez.  Reyes has played very well since being called up, and both the Pirates and Padres have openings at second base.  Evans is a fourth or fifth outfielder at this point in his career, but he has decent speed and a lively enough bat that a team might take a chance on him.

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nbsp;   Manuel made another questionable move in the top of the seventh when he pinch-hit Nick Evans for Schneider.  If he then would have to bring a catcher in anyway, it would have made more sense to use Ramon Castro, who is a much better hitter than Evans, as the pinch hitter.  It ended up working out somewhat, as Evans walked.  Argenis Reyes pinch-hit for Feliciano and bunted Evans to second, where he was stranded.  Presumably Manuel was worried that if Castro singled or walked, then there is no speed on the bases, but I would still take my chances with Castro's ability to hit the ball out of the park.

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ugh.  It's uncertain what the Padres would want in return for Giles, but possibly a package of Nick Evans and Carlos Muniz could entice them.  Both are young and unproven so despite little upside the Padres might be willing to take a chance now that they are out of the playoff race.  I also wonder how much value Claudio Vargas has at this point.  He is a serviceable spot starter or long reliever who might benefit from pitcher-friendly PetCo. and land a spot in the Padres' rotation.

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