In LF for the Mets is Moises Alou.(Or at least when he's healthy.)
In each of the past 2 years Alou has failed to play in 100 games (in each) .
however his numbers are still very good as he has put up batting AVG's of 341 last yr and 301 the year before..
last years numbers "prorated"for a full season were 25 hr and 95 RBI...
His career batting avg is 303.Which I believe he is the only NY OF to have a career BA of Over 300.
Now back to reality.Reality is that he will be out for at least April and that he will only play in 100-110 games this year, so even if he puts up stats like he did last year along with the bench I think that's enough to take this position.
Likewise for all the Mets OF positions the Mets have a good bench.With the likes of Endy Chavez. Angel Pagan whose batting near .500 in ST.(i know its only ST) and Damion Easley as the emergency backup...lets not forget about the teenage hitting machine.Fernando Martinez..He has looked very good and hits everything with power.This kid looks like he'll be in the bigs sooner then later and when I say sooner I mean he's one serious injury to Alou away from being on the roster and hes only 19....
One note on Matsui...his doubles went down from 45 in 05' to 28 in 07' (I skipped 06 because he was injured) that's a big WOW to me for a guy hitting at that short fence in RF..his homers stayed the same at from 23 in 05' to 25 in 07'
this guys is getting older and his age is showing... just look at his face lol..
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NY YANKEES LEFT FIELD
In Left field for the Yankees is Johnny Damon/Hideky Matsui..
This tandem of players Will be very productive. That is (if) they are healthy.
Matsui is coming off of minor knee surgery and no major setbacks are being foreseen in the future. Matsui's production as Abie Stated has been slipping a bit. But A steady dose of the DH should help him tremendously.
The other half of this duo is the man who will be starting in left on opening day.
That is none other than Johnny Damon.
As a Left fielder Damon's splits look something like this:
AB 133
R 30
H47
2B 9
3B 1
HR 4
RBI 25
BB 13
HBP 1
SO 11
SB 9
CS 1
AVG .353
OBP .412
SLG .526
OPS .938
One word sums those numbers up....."Impressive"
The Damon/Matsui combo should keep both healthy and well rested.
If any of the two happens to go down with injuries the Yanks have guys like Jason Lane and Shelley Duncan waiting in the wings and are more than capable.
If deemed necessary Joe Girardi might dig deep in the Yankee talent well and bring up a guy from the minors like Jose Tabata (Highly unlikely) or pending on growth , Ajax or Gardner. Its safe to say these guys wont get a taste of the bigs till at least September, but its still a possibility and I am dying to see what these guys are all about.
With all that being said, the combo of Matsui/Damon Will get more at bats than Alou will get. Right out of gate Alou will be missing some time.
If Both slots are healthy for the entirety of the season I would say that Alou edges out a victory, but lets be honest there is more of a chance of it snowing in July than Alou being Healthy for an entire season.
OUTCOME
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First Base -Mets
Second Base- Yankees
Short Stop- Reluctantly Yankees but very skeptical ( Jeter will probably have the better year but Reyes has the potential to be GREAT. )
Third Base- Yankees without question
Catcher- Yankees (Yanks win this in a laugher)
Center Field- Mets (In a landslide)
Right Field-Yankees (Church is unproven and Abreu is on his walk year)
Left Field-Yankees (Alou cant stay on the field)
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i dontknow if making abe a post man was a good idea. now there isnt anyone stiring up conversations on the post up. about left field alou is a pure hitter when he plays and always hits the ball hard. which is great. But bec of his injuries he can only be looked at as a plus in a line up not an intaegral part of it.
So do the mets have enough? the answer is in the nl its enough excpetially since they got Johan. With a good healthy power hitting DELGADO THEn they have an al type lineup. I DONT KNOW BUT I JUST DONT SEE A BIG BIG YEAR OUT OF delgado. Maybe a good one but not great. By good i mean 23 to 25 hr with a 278 ave.
On the yanks i think over all they will get more consistent offense out of the left field position.
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