Mets re-sign Fernando Tatis

Fernando Tatis signed a 1-year contract with the Mets on Thursday. This was a no-brainer in my opinion, as Fernando had a very productive 2008. By my calculation, he was the 5th most valuable position player, and 8th most valuable Met overall. He produced at a .297/.369/.484 clip before going down with a shoulder injury in late September. For those interested, he hit .392 with RISP in 2008.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but nonetheless this is a strong signing. Tatis is only 33 years old (yes, that's not exactly young, but for some reason I pegged him for 37 or 38), and even if he produces at a .275/.350/.450 pace in 2009, he will be valuable. Tatis says he is fully recovered from his injury, and has been playing well in winter ball. I think the injury worked in the Mets favor, as I thought Tatis would command a 2 year deal, along the lines of the Marlon Anderson and Moises Alou contracts. Tatis's role with the 2009 Mets is to be determined, pending future offseason trades/signings by the Mets.