Mets Beast (and least) of the Week

The second-ever Mets Beast of the Week is…

Ryan Church, RF

Churchy has been red-hot all year, and is leading the Mets in Batting Average (.333), and is second to David Wright in OPS (.883), RBIs (22), and Slugging (.509). Church has shown an ability to advance the runner in the two-spot, and I’m more than happy to see him and not Luis Castillo behind Jose Reyes.

Runners-Up: Jose Reyes, David Wright, Johan Santana

The second-ever least of the week distinction is given to…

Oliver Perez, LHP

There are really so many choices here, but, unfortunately, Perez gets the decision this week. Once every five days, the Mets need Oliver Perez to deliver his intimidating stuff. In his last start on Wednesday against Pittsburgh, he just didn’t have it, going only 1.2, walking 5 and striking out 2. He needs to do (much) better than that if the Mets want to contend down the stretch this year.

Runners-Up: Mike Pelfrey, Carlos Beltran, Luis Castillo

-Jonathan Kraft