Lennon: Add Pagan to the roster

There is a growing number of us (and if you're not one of us, I don't understand how) who would like to officially announce the addition of Angel Pagan to the New York Mets roster soon, preferably yesterday.

David Lennon has joined our ranks:

It's time to just put Angel Pagan on the Opening Day roster. Done deal. Pagan is playing out of his mind this spring and is doing it again today against the Red Sox. Guy never makes an out. In the first inning, Pagan hit a laser off Tim Wakefield that Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis barely managed to snare with a great lunging catch toward the line. Normally, that's a double.

In the third inning, this time with two runners on, Pagan launched a triple into the left-centerfield gap to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. And to top it off, Nelson Figueroa owes him dinner for the saving grab he made to end the third. With the bases loaded, and two outs, Pagan made a charging, diving catch to rob Jed Lowrie. He's doing it all.

And if he can keep doing it all, I'll be even more excited. Keep it up, Mr. Pagan, we're all pulling for you.