The Mets store in simple proteins, no small matter for a company that has, for a long time, led the major leagues in Baloni.
Admit it, however, meets fans: You are Andy. You are ready for something (or something) interesting and expensive. You feel like you earned it, or they are.
The emotional truth of this Mets office lies in it: of course, the Mets can stock good players and create the diversity and depth of the list that their new general manager Jared Porter promoted Monday during his inaugural Zoom press conference. If they want to instantly build on the speed they have already created in the Steve Cohen era, they have to serve pilot mignon and steamed Alaska – Trevor Boyer, DJ. Lemahiu, George Springer or both of the above forms – hosts before the hot stove is turned off.
“We’ve been running up and down that aisle for the past two weeks,” Sandy Alderson said Monday, referring to the “gourmet division” of high-end free agents. “Right now, I don’t think a segment of the market is moving fast. When you move different segments of the market at different speeds, you have to make some decisions. You have to make choices based not only on player alternatives, but also on time. So now it is very difficult to say.
“Things will be a little slower in the gourmet section than in the meat industry. But that will change.”
The fourth best food taster in the free-agent market is All-Star Catcher J.D. Realmuto will officially step down from the Mets’ shopping list after announcing that club receiver James McCann will sign a four-year deal worth just over $ 40 million; Alderson pointed out that the announcement would come this weekend. McCann will team up with relief Trevor May as a smart, sensible Mets signature. Porter, a rising star in the world of baseball operations, can be similarly described as the best decision of the Mets Townshift after first targeting a big name, the most talented president of baseball operations.
Being smart and sensible can get you far in life and in the game of baseball. However, these Mets are not simply trying to be good in 2021 and beyond. The rich owner of the industry now wants to change their culture, their brand identity, as a group that has not respected its market size since the arrest of Bernie Madoff. The journey of the corona virus vaccine distribution brings with it the hope that baseball teams will be able to sell tickets to their games next season as a big fish landing (sorry for mixing food metaphors) remains a value indicator and beyond.
Springer – a high-character, right-handed central fielder who wants to get closer to his Connecticut roots after spending his entire life with the Astros – seems like such a tremendous fit. When Lemahiu proved himself to be a tremendous player who could thrive in New York (catching him would be a blow against the Yankees). Whenever you wonder how the social media maven Boyer will handle the New York study, no one questions his commitment to excellence.
“As Steve said, we’re not going to be drunken sailors,” Alderson said. “So look, everyone knows how we are now. There is no secret. But we are engaged in those conversations [for expensive free agents], I don’t think that puts more pressure on us. What the fans want is not that we win the office, but that we win the season. There are various ways to achieve it. ”
My bet is that Mets will be signing a sprinkler and another opening jug (Masahiro Tanaka? Taijuan Walker?) And some low-cost products that will give customers the good food tasting they want and some simple protein they need.
Alderson’s right: The off-season will be forgotten once the regular season begins. Alderson recognizes the juice and chatter that star players bring. Having been around the Mets for the past decade, he appreciates how much these customers who starve for a consistent winner will be delighted with a great meal. All he has to do now is get to the entrance.