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No one can accuse Carlos Beltran of being a bandwagon jumper. The Mets center fielder, last seen in late June, has been cleared to start a rehab assignment. Beltran has been suffering from a bone bruise in his right knee, but the Mets' team doctor said he is ready to play after an examination on Monday morning. He won't be wearing a knee brace, which would seem to indicate that his bone bruise has gotten smaller over the past six weeks. It didn't show much improvement when Beltran had an MRI in July, but the word was that things hadn't gotten so bad that Beltran needed microfracture surgery, which could put his 2010 season into jeopardy.
So why risk things by allowing him to come back now?
A fair question, but one that assumes that he'll be putting himself at greater risk by playing out the string. You'd imagine that the plethora of bad feelings and bad press generated by the way the Mets handled their injured players earlier this season would have the team treading extra carefully when it comes to pushing Beltran's return.
For their sake, let's hope they are doing that, because if Beltran does wind up doing something worse to his knee, all the king's horses and all the king's men may not be able to put Humpty Dumpty together again. The Mets have very little margin for error with a fan base that's spent the last three years being angered by September collapses, front office failings and questionable resource management.
In a perfect world, Beltran would be joined by David Wright in the middle of a lineup that gives people reason to keep believing in the organization and starts washing away memories of this dismal, disappointing season. It might be a lot to hope for, but when hope's all you've got, quantity doesn't really matter.
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