The Mets have many questions heading into 2014, but in many respects the starting rotation could be the most pressing. With Matt Harvey out for the entire season - exception might be a few cameo starts in September - and Noah Syndergaard set to make his debut in June or July, the Mets need a [...]
If you can get away with something cheaper [than $1,000,000.00] as the Mets did for the innings they squeezed out of [LaTroy] Hawkins and the hits they derived from Marlon Byrd ($700K), fan-freaking-tastic. There are budgets and strategies and dozens of contracts to take into consideration. Don’t throw money away if you don’t have to. [...]
Last year when the Mets signed veterans Marlon Byrd and LaTroy Hawkins, the collective reaction from the fanbase was a giant yawn. Then those two players went out and had nice seasons. Now fans are upset because the Mets let both Byrd and Hawkins sign elsewhere, seemingly without even making a financial offer to bring [...]