Starling Marte is Making the Phillies Pay

In an alternative universe, Starling Marte would be on the Philadelphia Phillies. In another alternative universe, the Mets would lose to the Phillies on Thursday night. But neither of those is true. Today, Philadelphia is feeling the effects of their and the Mets front office’s decision-making. The Mets signed Marte to a four-year, $78 million deal prior to the lockout. Marte, 33, was the...