Continuing with our breakdown of the 2008 Mets, today we take a look at the situation at first base.

First Base:

First String: Carlos Delgado
This one is really a no brainer, then again so are most of the first string players. Delgado had a horrific year in 2007 setting career lows in Batting Average, Home Runs, Walks, RBIs, On Base Percentage, and Slugging Percentage. Simply put, Delgado had by far the worst year of his hall of fame career. It was clear that Delgado's struggles in 2007 were one of the main reasons the mets had trouble winning games the second half of the year. Delgado will try to put 2007 behind him, and get back to his usual 80 run 100 RBI 35 Home Run and .275 average season.

Backups: Damion Easley and Marlon Anderson
This has surprisingly been a topic of interest for a number of Mets fans, probably because the Mets have not listed anyone as a backup on their official depth chart. With Shawn Green not returning, and Jeff Conine retiring, the Mets really don't have anyone who has played a good amount of first base. Damion Easley and Marlon Anderson who played a combined 21 innings at first base for the Mets last year, and a combined 337.6 innings in their careers, are the most likely candidates to play first should Delgado get injured, or need a day off. No one else on the Mets 40 man roster has played more than one inning at first base in their entire careers. This makes it that much more important that Delgado has a healthy bounce back year.