I would have thought Jerry Manuel would have rewarded Luis Castillo for last night, but it’s not happening.
Here’s tonight’s lineup:
Jose Reyes, SS
Angel Pagan, LF
Carlos Beltran, CF
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Josh Thole, C
Ruben Tejada, 2B
Pat Misch, LP
Why should he?
He is if anything consistently inconsistent.
we have been asking for young / home grown. ruben is the man. Luis will be platooned and come in for the tight spots.
plus he may be hurting. they did take him off DL quickly.
FYI-
pregame.. Bobby O. thinks Tejada should be in Triple A. he;s a gifted athlete but he needs to get the offense going and also understand playing second base.
I think M&M plucked Ruben too soon from the minor leagues, worse than that put him in an unnatural position.
Oh well . i am not the manager.
ruben came up out of necessity.
he has done well at 2nd. i dont recall him screwing up because of unfamiliarity.
he also plays a better d there than castillo who is an old hand. so i am not worried about the d to much.
ruben’s bat is weak. it wasnt strong in the minors and is weak up here.
i dont think he will be the starter next year for that very reason.