Yorvit NOT a Met…

I had finally come to peace with the fact that Yorvit (who names their child that?) Torrealba would be the starting catcher for the Mets next season. But now, apparently he isn’t.

I had my concerns with Torrealba, which I voiced last week, but I did temper my criticism by acknowledging the relatively small number of available catchers. Now it appears that the Mets will have to wade back into the free agent waters. Paul LoDuca (Who apparently won’t be brought back), Michael Barrett, and Jason Kendall are available through free agency. Miguel Olivo and Ramon Hernandez may be available via trade (however the Mets are rumored to be hesitant to trade any young talent that could be used to acquire pitching).

I would be more concerned, but really, how much worse could we do than Yorvit? Ominous sound effect…