Shut ‘em down, shut ‘em all down

The gist of this article can be had in the headline, but let me expand a little more.

The 2009 Mets season, as I see it right now, is a lost one.  Outside of some magical run the team would have to make with mostly the parts they currently have, the season is going to be a wash.

Jose Reyes, John Maine, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and the rest of the Mets disabled should be shut down for the sake of the players and their futures with or without the Mets.

There should be no reason to rush any of these players back from their assorted injuries to stare at a 10-game deficit in August.

Well, don’t shut them entirely down, per say.  But don’t rush them back into 2009.  Let them slowly but surely work their way back into their prime and if they feel ready enough to play this season, let them.  But there should be absolutely no reason to try and bring (or even rush) players back into the major leagues for this mess of a year.

Now the news is coming out that Maine will be visiting Dr. James Andrews, the most feared name in baseball surgery, it’s just another reason to be as cautious as possible.

I’m ready to pack it in for 2009.  Box my hope up for this year and let’s start the thrilling process of figuring out who can help the Mets in 2010 and beyond.  If deemed unhelpful, send them away and bring back some young prospects.  This season is lost, let’s not lose any more players for any longer.