Opinion: Chris Young, your time is up

The Mets had to come out of the gate this past offseason and make a splash. Within the first few weeks, Sandy Alderson needed to show the fan base he was trying. The primary target would be outfielders, and the list included players like Jacoby Ellsbury, Nelson Cruz, Sin Soo Choo, and Curtis Granderson.

I remember waking up one morning to a text from the ESPN reading "the Mets sign OF Chris Young to a 1 year $7 million dollar contract. I asked myself if this was the same Chris Young who had fallen off the face of the earth when he departed Arizona for Oakland in 2013. Unfortunately, it was.

The Mets couldn't wait to land themselves an outfielder who had been in decline four straight years, and posted a .200 batting average with the Oakland A's the previous season. Knowing the Mets would make an even bigger splash, in the form of Curtis Granderson, I shrugged this signing off and prayed Chris could regain his 30 home run power he displayed with Arizona.

After a strong spring training, Young injured his oblique and missed the first few weeks of the season. Since his return to the lineup, he has proved that he has indeed been a $7 million mistake.

Sandy Alderson recently spoke on the radio, saying he was hoping to get 15 home runs from Young, while serving as an insurance to Juan Lagares in center field. Currently, Young is hitting .197 with four home runs and 15 RBIs. To boot, Young has not played the defense we know he is capable of in center field.

Point being, the time is up on Chris Young in my opinion. Play den Decker, Brown, and/or Bobby Abreu until Lagares's return. As far as Young goes, he has been a mistake.