Only ninety minutes before the non-waiver trade deadline. Here's a surprise, the Cardinals made another solid move to help them forward. I just wish the Mets were run like the Cardinals! Their pitching prospects come out of the bullpen first and then are able to start shortly after that. Now let's think about that for a little bit. They are brought into a pressure situation so they know how to deal with that when they're starting. And for most of them there are no questions what they are going to be, like there was with Joba. Unfortunately the Mets will never be the Cardinals, they lose their best player in Pujols and they don't miss a bat. Mets lose their best player in Piazza and they haven't been back to the World Series since he left. Beltran and Delgado (2006) was our best chance since 2000. It's now 2014 and it's probably time for a change!!!
Okay Sandy Alderson, you're better than this! I know you are. You have a good idea but stick to it and don't stop half way through. You want to be like the San Francisco Giants, so why not be like them? They were built on pitching great defense and timely hitting! And won two World Series in three years with that formula. The Mets have two in 54 years.
The Mets have some great starting pitching with deGrom and Wheeler showing baseball what they can do! Familia and Mejia I am really liking at the back of the bullpen but what do we do when Parnell gets back? Well that depends on how Parnell will look when he comes back, if he's lighting up the gun maybe we show him off to get another key piece for our team? Teams are always looking for bullpen help. Okay so the Mets need a shortstop and a left fielder, coupled with that if they had a middle of the bullpen this team would be set!
If Tulo is set on going to the Yankees, what about Asdrubal Cabrera who is a free agent after this season and plays a good short. As for who mans left field, any one not named Chris Young unless Citi Field is hosting Country Night. What about Kirk? I mean even if it's as a stop gap, or to show case him. I like Kirk but Lagares had made center field his to lose, and they need a guy with power in left.
Now, here is the BIG elephant in the room, sorry Colon but you've pitched well enough to be on a contender! I wouldn't have minded trading him to the Cardinals but they have Masterson. Yankees are the Yankees and Mets and Yankees really don't make trade let alone midseason trades. What about the Orioles? Think they still would be willing to give up Zach Britton? I think you can make Colon an Oriole with the right mid level prospects.
I think Sandy has the right idea with pitching but he needs to finish the job, make your pitching as a whole a strong suit, pitching only gets better with the other eight guys defense so that should be a very close second on this team. And finally hitting, hitting comes and goes. The Giants had Panda and Posey as their hitters and a couple others with a bunch of rule players.
Check back for more of my thoughts about this team. Should be up by next week.
