And that someone is Carlos Beltran.
According to Joel Sherman, Beltran will be shut down for the next five days due to tendinitis in his left knee. That's right. The left knee. The knee everyone assumed was healthy.
Andy Martino of the Daily News reported that the team is not concerned and they believe he will be ready for opening day.
Really? He can't even make it through Spring Training and they think he'll be okay by opening day.
He was the designated hitter for one game so far this Spring, and managed to get on base once. That's it. Then he reported he was sore, which is not really a surprise when you're getting back into shape.
This leads me to my second grievance.
Spring Training is no longer the time to get in shape for the season. Players are now entering camp IN shape and ready to play. Spring Training is now the time for players to be working on their skills.
I do not see how Beltran will be healthy by opening day. He can't run. Would it be nice if he was, sure, but it's not going to happen.
Some may argue that he needs more time. To that I say, no. He's had time, and now it's up.
Some may argue that he has been hitting well in the cage. To that I say, do you not follow baseball? Once you hit the ball, it's kind of required that you run.
It's time to move on, Carlos. Your time as a high-priced, elite outfielder, has passed.
How he thinks any other team will be interested in taking on an aging outfielder, who is struggling to recover from one surgically repaired knee and another knee that now has tendinitis, is beyond me.
I'll be interested to see how Scott Boras works his magic on this one.
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