Don't panic. ... yet.

Lets face it. All of a sudden, the Mets injuries seem to be mounting.

First its catcher Brian Schneider with a strained back muscle. We now think that this injury was a blessing in disguise.

Next its Oliver Perez, who I’m sure was more mentally injured than physically. He was diagnosed with Right patellar tendonitis.

The most damaging injury of the team was to Carlos Delgado. Delgado was diagnosed with a Right hip impingement, and underwent surgery today. He is expected back after the All-Star break in late July.

And last night, we received the news that SS/2B Alex Cora was put on the DL because of a Torn right thumb ligament. We are now learning that he may require surgery.

Don’t forget Jose Reyes, who hasn’t played in the last five games. Jerry & Crew are denying that he will go on the DL though.

Back to the Delgado injury. What do we do? Although Fernando Tatis has done a good job filling in at first base during the short time Delgado’s been injured, he’s not an everyday player. So can we really suffer with those long nights with Jeremy Reed at first base?

The answer is no.

I’d like to see David Murphy become the starting first baseman until Delgado gets back. And yes Jerry, that means playing him almost everyday. That now means that your outfield consists of Gary Sheffield, Ryan Church, Fernando Tatis, Jeremy Reed, Carlos Beltran, and Angel Pagan. We know Beltran will start everyday in center field, so I’m sure Jerry can spread out playing time between Sheffield, Church, and Tatis to start, and for Pagan and Reed to come in as late inning defensive subs.

Luckily, this major injury to Delgado has happened earlier in the season so that we don’t have to jump the gun on a major trade. If the current first base situation doesn’t work out, it may be time to go trade for the Nationals Nick Johnson or the Orioles Aubrey Huff.

I was really hoping we could save our trading chips for a major starting pitcher in July, but if the current first base situation doesn’t hold up, we maybe have to use them in a position player trade and not a pitching trade.

In my opinion, we have to wait until we finish the next home-stand to gauge whether we need to make a trade or not.

Until then, have patience, and LETS GO METS!