How Ex-Mets Have Fared For Their New Teams Post-Deadline
The New York Mets traded away eight players before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, embracing their seller identity and bringing in 13 prospects.
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They traded away Brandon Nimmo.
They traded away Jeff McNeil.
And again, they brought in Bo Bichette, brought in Freddy Peralta, brought in Marcus Simeon, brought in Luis Robert Jr., brought in Jorge Polanco even.
I mean, I know he's not quite on the same level as those other four guys, but he was an off-season acquisition.
And Robert, Simeon, and Jorge Polanco have all been hurt.
Freddy Peralta has just not been good.
Bo Bichette's been fine, but, you know, for the guy who's making, I think, the highest amount of year-to-year money, I mean, he's making $42 million a year, you can't be fine for $42 million a year.
So, I mean, I see it both ways, because, I mean, David Stearns is doing his job.
You know, I wouldn't say he's done it well, but he's done moves that, in theory, should make the team better.
And it's just hard, because obviously Stearns isn't on the field.
And, you know, honestly, when you can't really think of why the on-field product is so bad, I mean, it is just the easiest possible thing to blame the front office.
It really is.
I mean, it's kind of just like a, you don't know where else to point your finger at.
So I think it is just kind of like a, ah, you know?
It's like, damn, you don't know what's going on.
I think I made a really goofy analogy a while back about how their spending habits before the season started was like when you don't take a shower and rather than just taking a shower, you're just putting on more deodorant to cover up your smell.
Seems to me that's what's happening.
Like it's starting to creep through that this is a really smelly person because all of the money that we, all these gobsums of money we've spent are just not coming through at all.
Like we are just in horrible shape.
Like said person reeks.
The entire hall is evacuated.
They don't want to be around this person.
Likewise, they're fifth in the NL East.
I mean, dude, we're in bad shape.
This is not a good team.
I don't know what else to say.
You just need to take a refresh.
It's not the front office.
I think it's just the players.
It might be the culture.
I don't know what it is.
It's just they're not gelling the way they were.
