The Mets Must Sign Omis Santos: Hit A Grand Slam As His First Homer

{This is David Wright, Gary Sheffield, Omir Santos and Fernando Tatis after Santos' grand slam.}

As catcher Brain Schneider is out on the disabled list, Omir Santos was brought up from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. His performance with the Mets is nothing less then impressive and successive. His first at bat with the Mets playing against the Brewers, the backup catcher hit a triple. But that was nothing compared to last nights game against the Marlins, 7-1 Mets. In the first inning, the Mets scored 6 runs! Santos hit his first big league home run which was also the Mets' first grand slam at Citifield!





After the Mets big win last night against the Marlins, the manager Jerry Manuel spoke to reporters about Santos:

“He does make it tough for us. We want to take a good look at him. We felt spring training was not really a good measuring stick for players… He has performed good here, so it will make for a tough decision in that sense. I like what he gives us… I think he handles the game plan very well. The pitchers like throwing to him. He gives them a good target, he gives the umpire a very good look at pitches. And, he also appears to have a short swing, which means he can put some balls in play and he doesn’t run badly for a catcher. So, those are some other things you can do with offensively that you’re somewhat limited to with some catchers.”

Whats going to happen on Friday when Brain comes back? Its hard to tell. Manuel is considering having three catchers on the roster which I find unnecessary and to be a fairly bad idea. My take on this is to sign Santos and have Castro as a backup. I have never been in favor of Castro, as his defense is weak. In an article on MLB.com, written by Anthony DiComo it says

"Castro's multitude of injuries throughout his Mets tenure have cast doubt on his ability to be an everyday catcher, in turn solidifying Schneider's position on the depth chart."

I love Schneider and I love Santos and I think that's all we need for our catchers. Castro doesnt bring anything phenomenal to the Mets and I think its time to let him go.