David Lennon of Newsday relays information from the New York Mets who announced that Moises Alou will have surgery tomorrow to repair a hernia and will miss the next four to six weeks.

Alou was sent back to New York earlier today for further tests after complaining of discomfort in the groin area and the Mets got word of the results this evening.

The Mets have a few options within the organization that they could look to. Angel Pagan who has been killing the ball this spring seems like the most logical choice. Obviously, Endy Chavez, Marlon Anderson and Damion Easley are also options. The long shot option is to see Fernando Martinez in left field.

The Mets also have a couple of options available on the free agent market still such as Kenny Lofton or Preston Wilson. Lofton would be a solid choice, who hit .296 last season with 7 home runs, 38 RBIs, scored 86 runs and stole 23 bases at the tender age of 40. They could also try to convince Shawn Green to come out of retirement.

MLB.com reports that Colorado made a bid to reunite Preston Wilson with the club he enjoyed his limited success with, however it appears that talks broke down.

Colorado and Houston had been discussing a deal that would re-unite
the outfielder with the franchise he played for from 2003 through the
first half of last season, but Colorado general manager Dan O'Dowd
indicated Monday night that the Rockies' interest in Wilson had cooled.

“I don't think we're in that mix any more at this point in time,”
O'Dowd said. “I think we're going to stay committed to the guys we've
got here at this point in time. The more we looked at it, it just
wasn't the right fit.”

It is likely that if a trade cannot be made by tomorrow, Wilson will be released and will be able to sign with another club on new terms.