Mets Thoughts. . .

While new Mets GM Sandy Aldersen said he was not going to spend money, you would have to think he would have made more of a splash at the GM Winter Meetings. Boof Bonser, DJ Carrasco, and Ronnie Paulino don't scream World Series to me. They are all bottom tier players. The fan base needs a lift, hiring Wally Backman as the manager would have helped. Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez are still on the team. New coach Terry Collins says Castillo will compete for 2B in Spring Training. WHAT!?!?! Please tell me your joking. This team can not take his negative attitude anymore. The same with Perez, who continues to get rocked in the Mexican League. How can you keep a guy on your team who refused to go to the minors to work on his craft? He basically just sat on the bench the whole year. Aldersen needs to find a way to get rid of both of these guys and try to trade Carlos Beltran.