I got the idea for this post over at MetsMerized, which is a great New York Mets blog. In the blog Joe D. mentions a post on Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports in which he talks about several free agents may wait until Opening Day or later to sign with a team.
Ben Sheets comes to mind as someone who might get a better deal if he waits. Surely there will be a team that will have a starting pitcher that will go down for part of the season and will be in need of a pitcher to replace said injured player. Sheets will have time to rest his arm and only pitch half a season. He will probably get a better deal if this is the case.
Another player that comes to mind is infielder Orlando Hudson. For some reason this guy is still a free agent and the talk about him is very quiet. Hudson is a good player who doesn't get hurt.
As of right now the Mets have Luis Castillo playing 2nd base. No matter what Met fans feel about Castillo he will be a 2nd baseman come opening day, that's a guarantee. Another guarantee about Luis Castillo is his history of getting injured. We know Met fans that Luis Castillo will spend time on the disabled list this coming season. If Castillo does get hurt and miss significant time there are not many options for the Mets within the organization besides Argenis Reyes whose bat is worse than Castillo's.
Could Omar justify signing Hudson to Fred and Jeff Wilpon if Castillo goes down for a significant amount of time? As long as Hudson keeps himself in shape it would not be a bad deal as Hudson would not have played a full season, he will be rested and ready to go.
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