Curveball: Omar Minaya Gets Contract Extension

A story was leaked today by SI's and SNY's Jon Heyman reporting that the Mets have re-signed GM Omar Minaya to a four year contract extension but would not confirm it officially until the season was officially over.

What does that mean? The Mets can rip up the contract and take it back if the Metropolitans complete another choke job?

Signing Minaya to an extension is a complete joke.

If the Mets collapse again this year, Minaya deserves all of the blame. He is the one who gave long term contracts to the useless Pedro Martinez, injured Mosies Alou, and ineffective Luis Castillo. He is also the one who is responsible for building one of biggest jokes of a bullpen in the major leagues. For example, after the 2006 season, Minaya opted not to re-sign Chad Bradford, who pitched great for the Mets in their division title winning year, and instead signed Scott Schoeneweis to a major three-year deal. In case you're wondering, Bradford has pitched well in split time with the Orioles and Rays; Schoeneweis has been an absolute disaster!!

Furthermore, it will make absoulutely no sense at all if the Mets fire Jerry Manuel and the coaching staff at the end of the year and not fire Minaya if this teams falls apart. Such a move would show that the Mets front office is indeed clueless, which is what many were thinking when they fired Willie Randolph at 3:00 in the morning on June 17.

If Minaya remains on board in 2009 and beyond, nothing will change for the Mets. Minaya will continue to stock the team up with overpriced free-agents and has-beens and never-was players and the Mets will continue to stink it up in overhyped mediocrity.