The Mets will be without starting 1B Carlos Delgado for the next 2.5 months as he recovers from hip surgery. He has played in 26 games for the Mets this season and he is 28 for 94 (.298 avg, .914 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 4 homers and 23 RBIs. Unless the Mets make a trade for a 1B Fernando Tatis, Daniel Murphy and Jeremy Reed will likely split time there. Murphy is a outfielder by trade. He has played in 43 games for the Mets this season and he is 34 for 130 (.262 avg, .741 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 4 homers and 17 RBIs. Tatis also is a outfielder but he has a lot of experience at 3B earlier in his major league career. Tatis has played in 29 games this season for the Mets and he is 22 for 80 (.275 avg, .758 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 2 homers, 10 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Jeremy Reed is also a outfielder by trade. He has played in 41 games for the Mets this year and he is 14 for 47 (.298 avg, .702 OPS) with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Look for the Mets to make a trade for someone like Aubrey Huff, Ryan Garko or Nick Johnson in the near future.

The Mets have placed starting RF Ryan Church on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring problem. Church has played in 39 games for the Mets so far this season and he is 34 for 125 (.272 avg, .680 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 1 homer, 8 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Mets have recalled their top prospect according to Baseball America in 20-year old lefty swinging OF Fernando Martinez. Martinez played in 42 games in AAA-ball this season and he was 48 for 165 (.291 avg, .889 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 8 homers, 28 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. But, he’s off to a rough start for the Mets as he is 0 for 7 with 1 RBI.

The Mets have acquired 31-year old righty swinging shortstop Wilson Valdez from the Indians for cash considerations. Valdez played in 41 games in AAA-ball this season and he was 24 for 121 (.198 avg, .470 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 6 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. He has also played in 112 games in his major league career in which he is 54 for 257 (.210 avg, .529 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 1 homer, 20 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Valdez will at least play decent defense at shortstop while Reyes is out of action even though he can’t hit a lick.

The Mets have placed starting shortstop Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with right calf tendinitis. He has played in 36 games for the Mets this season and he is 41 for 147 (.279 avg, .750 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 2 homers, 15 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. The Mets have had a rash of injuries lately but losing Reyes is by far the biggest one.

The Mets have released lefty reliever Casey Fossum who was quickly signed to a minor league contract by the Yankees. Fossum pitched in 3 games (0 starts) for the Mets and he was 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP. The Mets won’t miss Fossum to much as he’s not a good pitcher, period!