make fun of Carlos Beltran.
The season is almost over. Let's review his stats.

Games: 127
AB: 487
Avg: .267
HR: 14
Runs: 70
Hits: 130
RBI: 65
SB: 16
SLG: .421
Salary: $11,571,429 (USA Today)

LOL! What a joke.

Just a comparison.
Morgan Ensberg
Games: 135
AB: 475
Avg: .278
HR: 35
Runs: 78
Hits: 132
RBI: 96
SB: 6
SLG: .564
Salary: $450,000 (USA Today)

And for the losers that said get rid of Biggio...to make room for Beltran, etc. etc.
Games: 133
AB: 499
Avg: .267
HR: 19
Runs: 80
Hits: 133
RBI: 53 (#2 hitter)
SB: 11
SLG: .455
Salary: $3,000,000 (USA Today)

 

True, True he has sucked *** this season, but at the same time he is LOL all the way to the bank.


We need Biggio, get rid of Bags...

 

Thats pretty WEAK. Any reason Beltran sucked this year? Dude was impressive before he left.

 

The $$$$ got to him.

 

He got fat and lazy on the untold millions. Oh, and his team sucks.....

 

He was playing over his head towards the end of last season. He really isn't as good as the people who only watched the playoffs think he is. He is an average player with a very above average salary... more power to him and that dipshit of an agent he has for getting that much.

He was awesome in the playoffs and very important to the Astros making it to where they were last season, but if I am Drayton McLane I am glad he isn't on my payroll for the next 6 years.

 

That about sums it up perfectly.

 

Agreed....He is an awesome player however, but he is not worth sacraficing a whole team to keep. He was worth his money last year......

 

WORD !!! lol I second that

 

I agree that for the money it would have taken to keep Beltran the Astros are better off without him and can use the money that otherwise would have been going to him on other players. An even better comparison would be to look at ***** Tavaras' numbers. He's playing center field where Carlos would have been. Tavaras is a bargain in hindsight.

 

Yeah. ***** is batting 22 points higher, has twice as many stolen bases, and has scored 2 less runs than Beltran. He makes like $350k. Not bad.

 

I saw on espn a little while ago he was one of their picks for rookie of the year for the national league. Awesome catch he did last night also.

 

beltran is a awesome 5 tool type player and we should not judge him on one year. he was a steal at last years salary....but is he worth his current contract...probably not.

Berkman was the better player to sign long term

 

nice comparison

 

He batted .267 last year too.