And as I recall, back in 2010, one of these signings had the name RA Dickey. Every once in a while something great happens from one of these players and is bonus.

The only thing I’ll say here is I don’t think the “mess” was nearly as bad as lots of people make it out to be. He inherited a nice roster and a nice farm system. If him, JP, & Depo were able to use their heads and try harder to compete, make trades, smarter signings even his first season here should have been better.

I think everyone here is a fan of the club, now and pre-Alderson. The NY Mets are our passion and this is the very reason why emotions run so high here. But you and others here speak like some commenters have an allegiance to, or hold some kind of loyalty to Alderson and that couldn’t be further from the truth. Its only a difference how the sides (and I hate using the term sides because we’re all Mets fans) feel in how the team should proceed and the method the team should use to build a winner. So its not Alderson “the man” its a disagreement in how the team is operating.

Personally I hold no allegiance to the man. But like I’ve expressed here dozens of times before, its way to early to close the book and call him (or any GM that was hired) a failure after 2 years. I agree with your post today about all the scrap heap signings, to which there is nothing wrong with if it weren’t the only thing you were doing. If someone put a gun to my head and forced me to give him a grade at this premature time, I’d probably give him a D because of the miserable job he did with revamping the bullpen last year, and letting $$$ stand in the way of signing draft picks.

This off season is huge and we’ll probably have a better picture as 2013 progresses. Hang in there, the team was truly a mess when he took over and I know I don’t have to tell you why.

Figgins actually fits well with what we need

He is in a contract year..

needs a new change of scenery
can hit leadoff
has speed
can defend at 2B-3B and OF

Would only be paid a few hundred thousand bucks by the Mets

Signing Figgins would be a SMART move

I want players who look like they will be able to drive in runs in big league games against big league pitching, in a city like New York.

Not “hey he can get on base”. People have gone backwards in baseball knowledge.

Chone Figgins is available…

I have 3 questions to anybody who knows. How much do each of these signing cost, how many have the Mets done so far this year (at least 5 right) and how much was JP Ricciardi’s contract. Just went to get as best as possible an idea of how much the Mets have spent so far.

Cards just signed Jamie Romak. The BJs just sign Negrych. The Twins just signed 12 of these type. The list goes on and on.

This stuff happens all the time, with every club. You need to stop getting PO’d that every signing isn’t Reyes or Pujols or “insert future All Star here”. The Mets signed some minor league filler. Take note, then move along. Nothing to be blasting the team about.

Every team does NOT do this,that’s just a load of crap. Show us. Let’s see a comparison.

And as expected the “every team does these types of signing” comment.

No they don’t. That’s ALL the Mets do.