Do the Mets have a plan for Juan Lagares?

24 year old outfielder Juan Lagares is currently up in the Major Leagues but is sitting on the bench. 

"We brought this guy up here to make sure we don't overexpose Juan, to bring him along slowly," Terry Collins said on Wednesday. "But certainly, in a perfect world, Juan Lagares would be in the lineup somewhere - if its not here, then certainly in Triple-A."

Lagares has hit .189 over 56 plate appearances for the Mets so far this season. He has only had 14 plate appearances over the last two weeks.

I've liked what I've seen from Lagares so far. Of-course, his bat is currently lacking but it is such a small sample size. I can't judge the guy after seeing him step up to the plate only 56 times. I want to see what he can do over the course of a full season, but I don't know if he is going to get that opportunity right now. He has Gold Glove potential out in center field, and has above average speed, so he SHOULD be getting more playing time. However, Collins has been, for some reason, more willing to play veterans like Marlon Byrd and Rick Ankiel. 

If he isn't going to get every-day playing time in the Majors, then the organization needs to put him in Triple-A. He needs to get a sense of every-day at-bats so he can get back into rhythm again. 

So, my idea is: put Lagares in Triple-A, play him every-day, call him up in July, August or whenever Collins gives up on Byrd and Ankiel, and let him play the rest of the season as the every-day center fielder. Lagares has the potential to be an explosive player in this game, and I hope the Mets handle his situation the right way.