Cameron in Center?
According to Lee Jenkins in this morning’s New York Times former Mets center fielder and current Mets right fielder Mike Cameron offered his center field services to Willie Randolph should Randlph choose to give current center fielder Carlos Beltran a day off. Randolph commented about this by saying “What Mike did says a lot about him as a team player”.
No it doesn’t but Randolph said the right thing. I’m not doubting Cameron’s team spirit but what it really means is that Cameron really misses center field and covets a return to his favorite position. He understands that center is Beltran’s spot and not his so he offered his services there on the off chance that Randolph would take him up on it. He’s figuring even a little center is better than no center at all.
If I’m Randolph I’d only put him in center if he’s being showcased for a trade. Why? It’s not easy for players to change positions especially at the major league level. When a player makes a change like that you don’t want them going back to their old positions while they’re still adjusting to the new one. It could impede their progress at learning their new position and hurt them mentally when they go back to the new position. I’m not saying that this would happen with Cameron but why take the chance?
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