I was recently part of a panel of bloggers that discussed the state of the Mets as we head towards the beginning of the 2016 season.
It was hosted by Cards Conclave. Other blogs represented, along with the Daily Stache, were Mets Plus, Faith and Fear in Flushing, Paul’s Random Baseball Stuff, Mets Public Record, The Eddie Kranepool Society, Subway Squawkers, Collect the Mets and Amazin’ Avenue.
Here’s a brief clip from the story. To read it in its entirety, click the link below.
C70: What are your thoughts on the team’s offseason? Did they do what they needed to do?
MP: Offseasons are always very unpredictable, especially for teams that don’t have huge paychecks. The Mets offseason was getting mixed reactions prior to Yoenis Cespedes. Early in the offseason, the Mets had lost Murphy, and signed Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker, both of whom while good, weren’t the “Ben Zobrist” names the fanbase was expecting. However, when the Mets signed Cespedes, the poor start to the offseason was seemingly forgiven.
DS: Overall, re-signing Yoenis Cespedes was a total shock to me, but Sandy Alderson and company played his market perfectly. Despite what he added to the lineup down the stretch, I didn’t go into this off-season thinking he was the main priority. The Mets’ Achilles heel last season was their bullpen, and I think the addition of Antonio Bastardois huge. Now that Jenrry Mejia has been banned from baseball for life, they should go get another arm to add to their bullpen depth. If Tommy Hunter is cheap, he’s a guy I like.
