The Mets were fortunate to get out of Washington
with 2 out of 3 over the weekend, considering that
their offense essentially went to sleep. But that all
should change tonight, when they go up against
an ineffective Florida southpaw. Scott Olsen (6.23
ERA in his first five starts). The Mets have been
pounding lefthanders in 2007 (5-1, +$320 with
a solid 7.7 runs per game), and while we had
expected to have El Duque on the mound, the
late substitution of Chan Ho Park doesn't affect
the rationale for the pick The Marlins are already
0-2 vs. New York this year, so the price of -145
does not seem unreasonable.