"Well Miami Marlins fans, are you of the glass half-full or glass half-empty persuasion? Or to put it more simply, just how much do you hate the New York Mets. For there's no question that the suffering that started with Miami eliminating them from the playoffs in the final weekend of the season has continued into the offseason for fans of the Metropolitans. Pete Alonso? Gone. Edwin Diaz? Not just gone, but a bleeping Dodger."
"The Mets are worse today than they were a week ago. Should that hold, that's welcome news for Marlins fans hoping for a breakout year from the Fish. Even if the Mets do move quickly to add reinforcements, they are going to have a very hard time matching the level of talent that just left for greener pastures and/or contract offers. Indeed, it might be an impossible task- each player was the top option at their respective positions."
The Mets lost Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz in the offseason, significantly weakening the roster and reducing their talent at key positions. Miami's elimination of New York in the final weekend intensified Mets fan suffering and has continued into the offseason. The departures make a Mets rebound harder even if reinforcements arrive, because each departed player was the top option at his position. Alonso signing with Baltimore could increase Orioles willingness to trade with Miami. The Marlins view several Orioles trade permutations favorably. The Mets' sudden targeting of affordable first basemen and relievers complicates Miami's plans to fill those needs.
Read at Marlin Maniac
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]