News: Murphy's Move to Third

Late June brings out the rumors. With Murphy coming back soon the Mets have said they will move Flores over to second and put Tejada over at shortstop, moving Murphy to third. This falls in line with the Mets, always making more work for themselves. Flores is tied for second with ten homeruns, while Tejada, on his ninth life has found his bat. The Mets should try to shop Murphy around if his bat wakes up for the next few weeks. The Mets seem to lineup great with the Cubs and the Brewers. The Brewers have Segura and ex-Met Carlos Gomez on the trade block while the Brewers are in need of pitching. The Cubs are in need of pitching and have a lot of infield help but the Cubs are probably going to try to reunite with Jeff Samardzija.

Through all this commotion and rumors, it doesn’t sound like Sandy Alderson will be making any move necessary for the Mets to regain a weak NL East. I’m not talking about a move just to make a move but if they make a move for a leadoff hitter- which Segura and Gomez both can provide- it can move Granderson down in the order to lengthen the order. Ben Zobrist is another name, but what would the A’s be asking for? Billy Beane is great at evaluating talent and he is going to want someone that help the team now, while under control for at least a couple of years. Maybe Niese and some lower level prospect with Kazmir on his way out? Beane will do his due diligence to make sure he is able to get the best deal he sees for his team. 

There are a lot of moving parts when Murphy comes back. Murphy will move to third base, Flores to second and Tejada to short. This makes me think that Wright might not be back until after the trade deadline if at all this year. It’s either that reason or they will be trading Murphy before Wright comes back. I do hope Wright comes back and that he’s healthy and ready to go. I think he could help this team more than with just his bat. Every year I look at the options and keep looking, hoping the Mets made a move that helps the club but I’m always let down on July 31st. Maybe this year it will be different?