Filling out half the lineup card is all we can do

The Mets injury situation is really getting out of hand. I thought it would be fun (and a little depressing at the same time) to try to create what the Mets lineup would look like right now. Taking players from the 40 man roster this is the lineup I created. Jose Reyes (SS), Anderson Hernandez (2B), David Wright (3B), Ramon Castro (C), Angel Pagan (CF)....... That's it. The Mets currently have five healthy hitters left on their 40 man roster. If you remember, the Mets were close to being fined for not bringing enough regulars to their first spring training game of the year, but were excused for that reason, they simply don't have anyone they can bring.

The latest injury this time is Moises Alou, who I never really considered healthy in the first place. As Richard put it: "I don't think the news should be that Alou is injured. It should be 'Alou to miss portion of retirement to play 50 games of baseball'. " Alou's backup Endy Chavez has been out all spring due to a variety of injuries he sustained in Winter Ball. He was probably only playing to rehab his injury from last season.

The list of players just simply rehabbing last years injuries are simply amazing. Castillo and his knee surgery (which I can't see helping him at all), Beltran's knee surgery (which he now is worried about), Easley and his grotesque ankle injury, and Valentin who may simply he ending a nice career in a rehab stint in the minors.

All of the Mets projected backups are either injured, rehabbing or now starting. It was getting so bad that Michel Abreu was starting to be looked at as a serious candidate for first base (only because he hit a home run off of a pitcher that was probably more focused on his history exam than striking him out)... that is until he also got hurt. Ryan Church was looking to show Mets fans what he can do, now is just looking for an explanation as to why his head hurts so much. Ask Marlon Anderson's sternum for that answer. Brian Schneider can probably still do his best job while injured, which would be to go over game plans with pitchers. Even a visa problem prevented Olmedo Seaenz (aka the Big Red Tomato) from playing in any spring training games that cost an admission.