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New York Mets won’t re-sign Yoenis Cespedes

By Charles Rahrig V

Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes fouls a ball off his knee in the 6th inning against the Kansas City Royals in game five of the World Series at Citi Field. The Royals win the World Series four games to one. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes fouls a ball off his knee in the 6th inning against the Kansas City Royals in game five of the World Series at Citi Field. The Royals win the World Series four games to one. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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According to a report, the New York Mets will not be re-signing outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.

The New York Mets incredible run in 2015, came courtesy of dynamic young pitching and clutch hitting offensively. The Mets will still have their young, talented pitching going forward, but now it looks like that they won’t have their offense that helped propel them to a World Series run in 2015.

After the team has already reportedly lost Daniel Murphy to the Washington Nationals, they will also not look into re-signing outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who turned himself into a potential MVP candidate with the Mets last season.

According to Jon Heyman, the Mets have closed the door on re-signing Cespedes, who had a big part in their success last season.

"The signing of Alejandro De Aza seemed to pretty well close the door on Cespedes, and sources say the Mets’ foray into the Cespedes market was brief. And now it is over. (It may have been over for a while.)The Mets are still looking for a right-hitting outfielder, but it won’t be Cespedes, according to sources familiar with their thinking. They seek someone to complement the three lefty bats that will man left field, right field and first base (Michael Conforto, Curtis Granderson and Lucas Duda), and it is believed they are looking at Steve Pearce and others in that category."

It’s certainly been a perplexing off-season for the Mets. While they are still a very talented team and have made some good moves, such as acquiring Neil Walker from the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s a little strange that the team didn’t try and bring back Murphy or Cespedes.

Perhaps they thought their success was a one-hit wonder, and that they didn’t want to tie the franchise up with long-term deals for either of them. Still, it’s hard to project, as both players provided talented bats and Cespedes really seemed to hit the ball well at Citi Field.

Where the Mets go from here offensively, will certainly be something to keep an eye on. They have the pitching to make another World Series run, but can they make it without a big offensive contributor like Cespedes?

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