Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, nations, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources... It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. source WikipediaPhoto thanks to Michael Baron at Mets photos.
I decided to include the definition of competition since it doesn't appear the Mets understand the meaning of the word. The Mets started camp calling 1B an open competition, however; since the beginning of spring training the position has been Murphy's to lose. Despite Murph hitting .133 which is losing the position in my book, most of the beat writers still say it's Murphy's to lose.
Jacobs isn't doing much better then Murphy hitting .176 and then Tatis and Cattalanotto are doing awful hitting .050 and .100 respectively.
Whether you agree or not we've all heard the argument that they don't want to rush Ike Davis.
But some how Chris Carter is being completely over looked in 10 games, 17 AB he's hitting .444 with a 1.154 Slg. pct. As far as track records go Carter has 340 minor league gms at 1B and in four seasons in AAA he carries a .304 BA.
I'm still trying to figure out what warranted Murphy being anointed, as his too lose. He has 113 total games at 1B between the minors/majors and in AAA had a BA .250 with a .275 BA in the majors.
Every time Carter has started he has had a multiple hit game, he's also been praised for his short power swing which is conducive to hitting off the bench. In justifying why Carter isn't part of the 1B discussion most have it's because he has options, well Mr. Murphy has options as well and if this is a true competition Carter is crushing him.
As far as defense it sounds like a draw between Murphy, Jacobs and Carter...
kind of like Murphy and Jacobs. Not like Keith Hernandez. RT @Mets_Fever: hows carter look at 1b because all he does is hit source Steve Popper twitter
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