A scathing article published in the New York Post, Saturday, revealec that the Mets considered drafting pitcher Michael Wacha, only to pass on him because the organization felt they had enough pitching depth and didn't need him.
Well, how do the Mets like Wacha now? Wacha has gone on to be a solid number two starter for the Cardinals with a 4-0 record and a 1.00 ERA in the postseason. Just the other day he helped lead St. Louis to a much needed Game 2 victory over the Red Sox in the World Series.
Meanwhile, the Mets know that they will be without Matt Harvey for ALL of 2014 with Tommy Johns Surgery. Like they old saying goes, you can never have enough pitching. But don't tell that to the Mets and Sandy Alderson.
Instead the Mets drafted Gavin Cecchini, who spent an injury-riddled year for Single-A Brooklyn this past summer.
While it is easy to second guess the Mets on this pick, keep in mind that 17 other teams passed on Wacha as well, it's just a microcosm of everything Mets.
Nobody expected the kid to be lights out, the fact is the talent was always there, and the Mets swung and missed at it. Passing on a kid with that much speaks volumes about the Mets talent evaluation.
Sandy Alderson is on full alert to get the job done this year, after spending the past three years making consistent excuses about the Mets payroll flexibility, while blaming everything on Omar Minaya, when in fact the blame belongs to the owner, Fred Wilpon who is still struggling to pay off his debts from Madoff to his own business properties. READ THIS GREAT ARTICLE!
Alderson promised to spend money in 2014, but that all depends on the purse strings of the Wilpons, and how much they are willing to allow the now embattled GM to spend this off-season.
If the article from the Capital is correct than Mets fans better get used to a fourth year of mediocrity from the Alderson-Terry Collins regime. The Mets have to spend this off-season, they have to bring in some top flight talent into town this year, but the problem with the Mets is that you can never trust their thinking.
They promised new waves of talent for 2013, and never brought anyone in to help the ball club. Result, the Mets went on to win 74 games for the second consecutive year, and if it weren't for Harvey, the Mets would have lost over 90 games this year.
Can we really trust the Mets? Time will tell.
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