The Mets have already won the offseason.Why? Jonathan Broxton is a Kansas City Royal.Maybe the Mets were never the lead dog for this big dog, but any connection between the Mets and Broxton, no matter how small, was enough to bring chills up my spine. A lot of the conversation about the Royals' $4 million contract for Broxton centered around the price. Was it too much? Does four million bucks now qualify as too much? Or is it just too much for a guy who pitched 12.2 innings last season? Can he close? Is he a setup guy? But here's the question we're all forgetting: "Does he suck?" The answer, as it refers to the Caucasian Benitez, is yes. If Broxton asked for a dollar a year to play for the Mets, and if he promised to cook his weight in food for the rest of the team after every game, I still wouldn't want him near the Mets. And don't give me this "low-risk, high reward" crap. It's just that, crap. If not for R.A. Dickey I'd tell you tha...
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