An MMO Fan Shot by Jack Ganchrow
“Mets no longer bold and confident, they look and sound desperate” – Matthew Cerrone, MetsBlog
I’m a little disappointed at how some Mets fans are reacting to the first bit of adversity they’ve had this season. Any way you look at it, 15-8 is a very solid April no matter how you slice it. Even if the month ended on a sour 2-5 note, almost any Met fan will take the record and run with it. There’s no good reason to be glum about it, or even worse, begin to panic.
If there’s one thing the Mets should NOT do is start making trades and messing with what’s been working for the lion’s share of April. Granted the defense up the middle might have cost them a game or two, or even three, but every piece of this 15-8 puzzle is important.
Over the last four years, GM Sandy Alderson has allowed the farm system to be replenished and that was aided by some trades that saw us swap a few key veterans with value for top prospects that have given our minor league pipeline some very solid depth.
Trade for Jean Segura?
No! For so many reasons, first being the fact that he just wasn’t good at all last year and is in my opinion a downgrade at the plate from current shortstop Wilmer Flores. Granted his defense has been poroous early but you have to give him a chance and more time to get acclimated.
Secondly, the Mets have a GREAT middle infield at Triple-A Las Vegas with both Matt Reynolds and Dilson Herrera already here while David Wright is on the mend. Either one of them can take over everyday if the middle infield defense really becomes a problem. Why give up prospects for a player who is just a slight improvement from Flores, at a position that is well covered in the farm system?
Trade Dillon Gee, after his first solid start?
Again NO! Firstly, there is a reason Gee wasn’t traded before the season and it’s not because he wasn’t shopped around. Clearly after doing MUCH shopping Sandy couldn’t find a taker.
Gee has been pretty sub-par through four starts. His value has not gone up its only gone down. Any Met fan knows that if there’s one thing every Mets team has it’s injuries and our starting pitchers have been very prone to them. Zack Wheeler went down already for the season, and Rafael Montero was just placed on the DL Thursday, so you never know.
The Mets have started strong before, playing above .500 in three out of the last five Aprils. Just because the expectations are higher this time, it doesn’t mean we have to panic so early in the season.
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