Time for Mark DeRosa and Argenis Reyes

The Mets are already 4 days late in making two moves that would solidify the bench for the rest of the season.

The first is a no-brainer. Demote Ramon Martinez and promote Argenis Reyes from Buffalo.

At AAA:

Ramon Martinez 11 | 2B Buffalo Bisons Triple-A International League

Stats AVG: .290 HR: 0 RBI: 1 SB: 0

Full Name: Ramon E. Martinez Born: 10/10/1972 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA College: Vernon Regional JC, TX Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 Bats: R Throws: R

2009 Season
Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
BUF	INT	.290	9	31	5	9	1	0	0	1	10	4	5	0	1	.371	.323	.694

Argenis Reyes 4 | 2B Buffalo Bisons Triple-A International League

Stats AVG: .271 HR: 1 RBI: 5 SB: 5

Full Name: Argenis N. Reyes Born: 09/25/1982 Birthplace: Santiago, Dominican Republic Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 Bats: S Throws: R

2009 Season
Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
BUF	INT	.271	31	96	12	26	4	1	1	5	35	17	15	5	0	.381	.365	.745

Reyes has a higher OBP, Slg and Ops, and he runs a heck of a lot better than Martinez (5 SB vs zero). Moreover, Argenis can actually play shortstop pretty well.

This is really a no-brainer, and it's pretty obvious Ramon Martinez is done at this point in his career.

Argenis is a nice fill-in until Cora comes back healthy.

Now to the question of Mark DeRosa. More specifically, what would it cost to get him from Cleveland?

DeRosa, just one season removed from a 118 OPS+ year, is 34 years old. He is also extremely versatile and can play 3B, 2B, SS, 1B and corner OF.

Cleveland is desperate for pitching, so the conversation starts there.

Would they take Jon Niese alone? Probably not.

I would offer Niese, Kunz, and Santos for DeRosa and Kelly Shoppach.

Three low cost players to a Cleveland team that wants to shed payroll.

And before anyone gets too upset, take a realistic look at those three players.

Kunz has upside but he is still very much a project and a longshot to be a major league reliever (he has 12 walks and 13 Ks in AAA this year, and his WHIP is 1.75). Niese has a ceiling of a 4th or 5th starter. Santos is a nice little player that has never hit anywhere. He has a career OBP of .333 in the minors, with a .650 OPS, and he's 28 years old.

It's time to pull the trigger on some major league ready talent that can help now.

Mark DeRosa Stats

Career: Batting
SEASON	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1998	Atl	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.666
1999	Atl	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2000	Atl	22	13	9	4	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785
2001	Atl	66	164	27	47	8	0	3	20	12	19	2	1	.287	.350	.390	.740
2002	Atl	72	212	24	63	9	2	5	23	12	24	2	3	.297	.339	.429	.768
2003	Atl	103	266	40	70	14	0	6	22	16	49	1	0	.263	.316	.383	.699
2004	Atl	118	309	33	74	16	0	3	31	23	53	1	3	.239	.293	.320	.613
2005	Tex	66	148	26	36	5	0	8	20	16	35	1	0	.243	.325	.439	.764
2006	Tex	136	520	78	154	40	2	13	74	44	102	4	4	.296	.357	.456	.813
2007	ChC	149	502	64	147	28	3	10	72	58	93	1	2	.293	.371	.420	.791
2008	ChC	149	505	103	144	30	3	21	87	69	106	6	0	.285	.376	.481	.857
2009	Cle	38	157	25	40	9	0	6	26	14	36	0	1	.255	.322	.427	.749
Total	--	931	2807	431	780	160	10	75	378	266	521	18	14	.278	.346	.422	.768

Kelly Shoppach Stats

Career: Batting
SEASON	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	Bos	9	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063
2006	Cle	41	110	7	27	6	0	3	16	8	45	0	0	.245	.297	.382	.679
2007	Cle	59	161	26	42	13	0	7	30	11	56	0	0	.261	.310	.472	.782
2008	Cle	112	352	67	92	27	0	21	55	36	133	0	0	.261	.348	.517	.865
2009	Cle	24	71	11	16	2	0	3	9	7	29	0	0	.225	.360	.380	.740
Total	--	245	709	112	177	48	0	34	110	62	270	0	0	.250	.327	.461	.788