PLAYERS:
Sandy Alderson,
Paul Depodesta,
David Wright,
Jason Bay,
Lucas Duda,
Ruben Tejada,
Michael Pelfrey,
Ike Davis,
Frank Francisco,
Ramon Ramirez,
Neftali Feliz,
Jon Rauch,
Ronny Cedeno,
Ryan Theriot,
Scott Hairston,
Jason Pridie,
Kirk Nieuwenhuis,
DJ Carrasco,
Pedro Beato,
Robert Carson,
Garrett Olson,
Chuck James,
Daniel Murphy,
Mike Nickeas,
Josh Thole,
Rob Johnson,
Mike Baxter,
Adam Loewen,
Miguel Batista,
Johan Santana,
Jeurys Familia,
Andres Torres,
Angel Pagan
TEAMS: New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays
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Listening to the most recent comments Sandy Alderson made to the New York Post, it has become more likely that he has little to no interest in adding any more players before spring training. Very few fans expected this team to do much this offseason, but it is impossible for a team who needed so much to improve to do so little. We can talk all day about the financial constraints, but it is pretty obvious Alderson did all his work in one day. Remember, he has JP Riccardi and Paul Depodesta on his staff; apparently they are only needed for the draft.
As a Mets fan, it is most frustrating because any free agent, no matter how little the price, can be worked into the Mets roster and make the team a little deeper. And because of this lack of interest, the Mets will employ players on their team that don’t belong in the major leagues. In return, there will be players who will start the 2012 season without a team. The players union should be concerned ...
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