Friday, November 21, 2014

Should The Mets Go With Wilmer Flores As Starting SS?

Now that the Mets have signed Michael Cuddyer, their next major focus is to find a starting SS next year. There have been rumors they are considering trading for Starlin Castro, Alexi Ramarez, or Elvis Andruws, but no moves have been made so far. There has been a lot of debate about whether they should keep the SS position and make Wilmer Flores the starting SS. Last season, Flores got splaying time at SS and made a lot of progress as the season progressed. He hit .251 with 6 homers and 29 RBI's. He added 13 doubles and 28 runs. In September he hit .278 with 4 homers and 13 RBI's. As he become more comfortable at the plate, his defense improved and he cut down on his errors. I think the Mets should go with Flores as the starting SS. I don't want them to trade any of their young pitchers such as Rafael Montero or Noah Syndergarrd for players such as Castro or Andruws. I also feel that there aren't any free agent shortstops worth signing. Jed Lowrie is considered to be the top free agent shortshop, and is not the kind of offensive player the Mets are looking for. I think that Wilmer Flores will only continue to get better offensively and defensively if the Mets make him the starting shortstop in 2015.

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