25
2011
Alderson Has Been Assured There’s Money For A Reyes Deal
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GM Sandy Alderson said a $100 million budget is news, and he hasn’t spoken with owner Fred Wilpon about next season. Alderson anticipates a payroll between $100 million and $145 million. That’s a wide berth, and the spectrum ranges from being able to compete to being a bottom feeder.
When he took the job, Alderson said expectations are high in this market and meeting them means spending. Alderson said it is not guaranteed the Mets won’t make an offer to Jose Reyes. There can be no assumption made, Alderson said, that Reyes will be gone.
Alderson has made some conflicting comments regarding his role and the Mets’ financial picture. He said going in he knew money would be tight around the Mets, and indicated just because money will come off the books it doesn’t mean there will be wild spending next winter. He also said he’s been assured there’s enough money to make a contract proposal to Reyes.
How big that proposal is uncertain, but there doesn’t appear to be any indication it will be made any time soon.
Considering Alderson’s reputation, I find it difficult to believe he doesn’t have greater knowledge of Wilpon’s financial problems then he is letting on. Maybe not to the penny, but definitely with a handle on next season’s budget.
How do you take such a job without knowing that information?
Or, considering he took the job at the urging of commissioner Bud Selig, maybe he knows it all and is just minding the store until it is sold.
About the Author: John Delcos
I am an active member of the BBWAA and have covered Major League Baseball in several capacities for over 20 years, including ten in New York working the Mets' and Yankees' beat. I covered the Baltimore Orioles for eight years and the Cleveland Indians before that. I currently serve as an editor and senior staff writer for Mets Merized Online. Follow me on Twitter @jdelcos.
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You wouldn’t be insinuating that Alderson is a liar would you???? lol
SUBSEQUENTLY ALDERSON REFINED HIS 2012 BUDGET ESTIMATE TO $120M, CERTAINLY VERY DOABLE IF REYES WOULD BE AMENABLE TO SAY A 5Y/90M DEAL(18M per) INCL INCENTIVES BASED UPON GAMES PLAYED OFF OF A 15M/Y BASE AS I SEE IT WE’VE GOT NO UNREASONABLE CONTRACT ESCALOTORS(INCREASES) KICKING IN AFTER THIS SEASON EXCEPT FOR K-ROD, WHO IS UNLIKELY TO BE ROSTERED ALL SEASON, THE CURRENT UNAVOIDABLE INCRERASES ARE:
SANTANA, 1.5M (FROM 22.5 TO 24M)
WRIGHT, 1M (FROM 14 TO 15)
DICKEY, 2M (2.25 TO 4.25)
TOTAL CONTRACTED AUTO INCREASES: 4.5M
MOST LIKELY SUBTRACTIONS I FORESEE AS VIRTUAL “NO BRAINERS” ARE:
BELTRAN, -18.5M
K-ROD, -12M
IGARASHI, -1.75M
PAULINO, -1.35M
HAIRSTON, -1.1M
YOUNG, -1.1M
BYRDAK, -.9M
HARRIS, -.8M
TOTAL LIKELY PAYROLL SUBTRACTIONS; -42M,
CURRENT PAYROLL 134.4M(per USA TODAY)
http://content.usatoday.com/SPORTS/BASEBALL/SALARIES/teamresults.aspx?team=25
DETAILED CHNGES ABOBE(NET) -37.5M
RESULTING ’12 PAYROLL: 96.9M
REYES EFFECT @ 18M per, 7M NET INCREASE(11M CURRENT VALUE FROM NEW VALUE,18M)
BASE PAYROLL [POSITION WITH REYES TO START $103.9M PAYROLL ALLOCATION FOR OFFSEASON ADDITIONS BASED UPON MEETING TARGET OF $120M IS $16.1M.
MOST OF US SHOULD REMEMBER TYHE PRE-OMAR ECCONOMICS IN FLUSHING. WELCOME BACK!
I’M STILL PRAYING DAVID EINHORN IS NOT ONLY FRED & SAUL’S WHITE KNIGHT; BUT THE FANS’ HERO AS WELL IF HE MANAGES TO WRANGLE SOME MEASUREMENT OF INFLUENCE FOR HIS $200M INVESTMENT BEFORE THE INK ACTUALLY DRIES!
I think Alderson was taken by surprise regarding the S.I. comments and was peppered with questions he couldn’t yet answer regarding the budget.
As far as Reyes, at least he gives both us and Jose hope for an extension. Hopefully Reyes will withstand union pressure as there was precedent last season when several high profile players like Cliff Lee took fewer dollars and years to sign where they truly wanted. If Mets intend to resign Reyes, it would be good to try to get it done ASAP so this drama doesn’t continue to torture. I know Reyes said he didn’t want to negotiate during the season and that Sandy most likely didn’t start out wanting to do that either, but this is something that best be done now for everyone’s peace of mind.
Regarding Alderson, much of the time he talks and really doesn’t provide answers, and at times, contradicts himself. Alderson’s someone who uses an intelligent sounding delivery to dance around a subject and basically say nothing of substance. He uses an evasive, non-commital lswyer approach to make people think he gave an answer he really didn’t.
None of them say anything. It’s not to their advantage to say anything. Things change too. Cashman stated he wasn’t giving up his #1 pick for Soriano and then he did. Doesn’t matter why. Things change. GM’s have to speak to the press but there is never anything in it for them so they just speak in generalities.
Try pinning down your local anything and see what kind of answers you get about stuff that really impacts you. Specifics? Guarantees? Absolutes? Givens?
Get real.
Actually that was Hank and Hal who signed Soriano. Not Cashman.
A 146 million payroll? For what players. The only thing I can think of is that they’ll trade Beltran at the deadline and pay Reyes his Carl Crawford money. Now I have to get to the emergency room to see if a doctor can get this uncontrolable laughter under control. (I think these comments were intentionally made by Alderson to reassure Met fans that it ain;t all that bad-well folks it is that bad!)
So let me get this straight. No one has even considered the possibility that Fred Wilpon, who has been misinforming met fans for a decade, could have lied or shaded his presentation to Alderson?
Sure he could have. At that point he needed Alderson much more than Alderson needed him plus the whole thing could have been a dog and pony show with Selig sending Alderson here.
The biggest problem is if Alderson gets fed up and just leaves. What then? Jeff and Saul? Fred doing PR?
I really don’t think the Mets will resign Reyes. The AL East and wild card race is going to be fantastically close this year. Let me use this opportunity to state my prediction. The Mets will trade Jose Reyes to the Boston Red Sox for Marco Scrutaro and 2 of the Sox outstanding Prospects. Thank you.
If the Mets are going to rebuild, there’s no reason they shouldn’t be building around guys like Wright and Reyes. Reyes hasn’t turned 28 yet (he will next month), and should be a very productive player for the next five or six years.
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