Mets to promote Wilfredo Tovar

The Mets have added infielder Wilfredo Tovar to the big league roster. Tovar is expected to join the team in Philadelphia on Friday, and he will help fill a hole that was created once Ruben Tejada was lost for the year. 

With Double-A Binghamton this season, Tovar has hit .263 with a .323 on-base percentage, while playing most of his games at shortstop.

He is already on the 40 man roster, so adding him will not require a corresponding move.

Personally, I see Tovar as a very similar player to Ruben Tejada. They are both pre-dominantly defensive specialists with a light bat, and are young enough to be seen as potential long-term pieces to this organization. I don't value Tovar as high as I do with Tejada, for some reason that even I don't know how to explain, but I still would like to see him get the bulk of the playing time at shortstop for the final 10 games of the season.

I like to think optimistically, and with that being said he can't be much worse than Omar Quintanilla. If Tovar manages to hit around .250 while playing outstanding defense, I'd be satisfied.