Read: Mets need a Splash
Stan McNeal of the Sporting News previews the MLB Hot Stove season, discussing, ‘Truths and half-truths of free agency and trade talk.’
According to McNeal, “The Mets need a splash.”
…ugh… no… the Mets don’t NEED a splash… the Mets need to get their act together and win games… if they can do this by taking baby steps in the shallow-end of the pool, without creating a ripple, i’ll take it… just get it together, whatever it takes… but, this pretend idea that the team MUST make a splash, for, what, to get the back page from the Yankees, is how the team will get itself in trouble…
McNeal believes ‘some teams need to win in the winter,’ like the Mets, ‘to have a chance next summer.’
He concludes, “If the Mets don’t sign Matt Holliday or John Lackey or make a blockbuster trade, their offseason will be considered a disappointment. And another lousy season likely will follow.”
…really… is that how it works… just like that… so, who was Tampa Bay’s big splash in 2008… take your time… you can get back to me…
…again, it’s about quality, not quantity… make smart choices… cost and hype are secondary… i’ll take a smart, effective, inexpensive decision that leads to winning over a stupid, irrational and costly one that leads to losing any day…
To read more from McNeal, who writes about potential off season trades including Roy Halladay and Carl Crawford; bargain players who can be had; and how the economy might affect it all, check out his report for the Sporting News, here.
