Luis Hernandez, Really? Applesauce - Collins fed up with Met choices, apparently chooses Hernandez, MLB helps Met debt

No way. That would just be completely out of character with the new regime and what they are trying to accomplish. Castillo, Emaus and Murphy would all have to suffer injuries before Luis Hernandez gets that job.

My grandmother would be a better choice at second than LC. This move is just damage control, the fans want LC gone, and, so it will be done. I want to see any player at second than LC. Just becuase Hern starts at second, they can trade, or, acquire another option that we never considered. Look at Ike Davis, what an unexpected find. Perhaps Larry Jones will finish off his MLB time with the METS, lik ehis buddy Tom Glavine did :} LETS GO METS!!

The beat writers must REALLY dislike the new front office. Lennon is bringing up “chain of command issues.” Based on what? A series of completely bogus stories about Warthen’s apparent preference for Perez, a completely fabricated announcement about the 2B job and an anonymously sourced story about Santana’s rehab? The only chain of command issues are in the local papers, whose editors apparently allow stories to be published with absolutely zero substantiation. This is an embarrassment to journalism. I can’t wait until that entire industry is out of business.

So says the source. According to Mike Puma.

This is absolutely absurd. I hope Alderson goes back to his well-known axiom that making the decisions is the front office’s job, with the manager there to implement those decisions, and that the fate of an organization (ok, so 2b this year isn’t exactly that important in the vast scheme of the Alderson Met’s 5 year plan) should not be left to middle management. Maybe Emaus is a Las Vegas mirage who can’t field, but hopefully JP is making that call. My choice would be Murph, with Hu as a defensive back-up.

Hernandez had a decent half season at Bing last year at 26. Babip driven. He had a nice tough guy moment with the homer off Hudson with a broken toe. He has shown almost no power in a long minor league career, and takes few walks. He may be better in the field than the other contenders, but Alderson is known to prefer offense over defense.

I was a little surprised Collins was hired. He is known for having been a gung-ho type, if not Backmanesque, when with the Angels. Maybe Alderson figured he was chastened enough from being out of the manager spot for so long he wouldn’t push back.

Of course, the anonymous source may be complete BS. Maybe Collins, who already ripped Castillo this spring, is just trying to light a fire under the other candidates, although all of therm already realize they are in a battle.

Having now a 5th guy in this derby just seems to mean to me less realistic shot at seeing what any of them are capable of in a short spring. Maybe Reese Havens will be healthy and show in the minors he’ll be ready late this year and opening day 2012.

Hernandez? OK, so i’d have him ahead of Luis castillo, which would make him 6th on my depth chart:

1. Murphy
2. Emaus
3. Turner
4. Havens
5. Satin
6. Hernandez
7. Anyone except Luis Castillo

But unfortunately he is dead

1. Assume that Turner, Murphy and Emaus are about equally horrible defensively.
2. Assume that the FO wants Tejada at 3A to develop as a SS.
3. Assume that Hu and Castillo can’t hit.
4. Assume that Luis Hernandez is a good defensive 2nd baseman and somewhat better than Hu or Castillo offensively.
5. Assume that there is no chance for whatever reason that Murphy is named the starter.

Then, we must infer that Emaus or Turner have to project to out hit Murphy to make the team as the starter, or Castillo or Hu have to out hit Hernandez. Since neither of those are true (so far), then we’d have to predict that Luis is named opening day starter (right now).

are you the cavemen from Geico?