Many Mets fans are still upset about the team essentially giving up on Jeff Keppinger when they traded him to the Royals for Ruben Gotay.
Then the same Mets fans fell in love with Gotay, but now he's with the Braves after the Mets waived him in March.
And those same Mets fans are not exactly crazy about Luis Castillo. But they better learn to love him -- Castillo somehow got a four-year contract out of the Mets.
Keppinger is now the starting shortstop for the Reds. He went 5-for-5 in the second game of last night's doubleheader. Here are the numbers of the three players going into yesterday:
Player BA HRs RBIs Age Good knees
Castillo .233 0 7 32 0
Keppinger .317 2 17 28 2
Gotay .250 0 0 25 2
Looks like Mets fans were right about Keppinger. Pat yourselves on the back if you were one of them!
UPDATE, 3 p.m.: Castillo left today's Mets game with discomfort in his right quad. Keppenger is 2-for-2 with a walk. I'm just sayin'.