Is there a battle over Tatis..

I believe that re-signing Fernando Tatis is a mistake based on the law of diminishing returns. If Tatis can produce the numbers he has produced over the last two years then he is an asset and a bargain at what he will cost but the real question is can we really expect him to produce those numbers.

Over the last two years while earning under 2MM he produced these numbers, BA .289, .354OBP, .461 Slg., and .815 OPS in which he averaged 103 games per season.

However, 2000 was the last year he was considered a full time player as the Cardinals starting 3B, between 2000-2007 he only played 100 games one time and for three years he didn't play in the majors ( 2004, 2005, 2007) while in 2006 he played in 28games, 2003 only 53 games and 2001 just 41 games.

Altogether over 8 years he only played 332 games over the five years he played he averaged 84 games in which he hit .236, OBP .323, Slg. pct. .402 and OPS .725.

If you've ever taken a break from a hobby, once you shake the rust off, for a period it's like you never quite and might even be better then when you were at your best but the longer you play the more the things that made you quit keep coming out until you remember why you quite.

At 35 y/o I think Tatis is closer to my analogy of a hobby then he is to proving me wrong, another year I think we'll see more of that big swing which produces ground out double plays or strike outs then it will home runs. It appears the Mets are battling over Tatis just as Mets fans are, Bart Hubbach of the NY Post reports that some in the org. think Tatis is done while he's also a Jerry Manuel favorite...

Yes, and the Mets certainly didn't want to take a chance on him doing that. Some within the org think Tatis might be done. source Bart Hubbach Twitter

Tatis, a favorite of Jerry Manuel, also has a chance to return. source NY Post