Sandy Alderson: New York Mets won’t spend big this offseason
By Dan Zinski
After another dismal season languishing in the bottom reaches of the National League, New York Mets fans are really hoping their team blows a load of dough this offseason picking up better players.
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Well, don’t hold your breath for that Mets fans. Because Sandy Alderson says spending money isn’t the way to build a better club (via New York Post):
"“It’s gonna be prohibitive, but improving a team isn’t always a function of just dollars spent,” Alderson said Monday while visiting veterans at the VA Hospital in Manhattan, prior to the Mets’ 3-2 win against the Rockies. “Most of the improvement that came from the Mets this year had little to do with the overall [spending] … so it doesn’t equate. We’ll have some flexibility. We’ll be able to do some things. We just have to see what’s there.”"
Alderson added:
"“In addition to the young players that are coming through, we need to add maybe one or two veterans next year,” Alderson said. “We need more offense than we’ve had this year. There’ve been two or three players who didn’t produce the way we would’ve liked. If one of them or two of them would’ve produced the way we would’ve liked, it would’ve been a whole different season. That’s the thing about free agents, you’ve got to be careful because they don’t all work out … the quick fix isn’t always the best.”"
So don’t be surprised when the Mets stay out of the bidding for free agents this offseason. Sandy Alderson has pretty much laid out the plan for the team. It involves staying patient and continuing to suck on the cheap.