Comments on: BP Mets Unfiltered: The long con http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/12/11/bp-mets-unfiltered-the-long-con/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 08 Dec 2018 07:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Mets - Baseball Prospectus http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/12/11/bp-mets-unfiltered-the-long-con/#comment-9246 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:01:31 +0000 http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6099#comment-9246 […] the vise grip this franchise seems to have on its loyal-to-a-fault fan base. You should read her piece, it’s spot on. Then, in Sunday’s Newsday, beat writer Marc Carig laid down the law with […]

]]> By: RustyHinge http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/12/11/bp-mets-unfiltered-the-long-con/#comment-9064 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:47:59 +0000 http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6099#comment-9064 Killing Alderson makes no sense. He’s dealing with an unrealistic budget and is hamstrung by all the injuries to young pitchers. He has to find bargains because that’s what kind of money he is given. He does a great job.

However, I would have liked to see Alderson target a reliever or two that they really liked, and then go after them. Waiting out the reliever market isn’t a strategy that works very well anymore. Spending 10-20M per year on two relievers you really want isn’t a bad investment these days.

]]> By: Reese http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/12/11/bp-mets-unfiltered-the-long-con/#comment-9060 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 19:47:53 +0000 http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6099#comment-9060 As much as I think Sandy Alderson is indeed a con man, he is merely doing the bidding of the guys who sign his paycheck. If people are coming out and paying for a mediocre product then there is no incentive to take the risk to make it any better because big spending does not equal World Series victories (right, Dodgers?)

My bigger problem is not that they won’t spend but in how they choose to spend. For example, they have a guy in Wilmer Flores who hit .271/18/57 in a half season’s worth of ABs, but they think spending for a 2nd baseman (in dollars or in trade chips) is a high priority. They had the worst pitching staff in baseball last year because they relied up on health with no backup plan and apparently are taking the very same approach this year. They have a 1st baseman who gave them 30 HR power in his short sample but that’s a problem, too. Fans would probably be less hostile if there was at least logic behind a plan.

]]> By: Joe Gomes http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/12/11/bp-mets-unfiltered-the-long-con/#comment-9059 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 19:13:55 +0000 http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=6099#comment-9059 Its the same slow dance every year. Big promises followed by deception. After 7 years of this, I don’t believe anything Sandy says.

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