Bad Weekend Got Me Thinking...

After a disastrous weekend I got to thinking...

-The Mets as currently constructed will probably hover around .500 all year.

-The feeling I get from watching the moves the organization has made is that they really are committed to making this year a "cheaper" year.  There are moves that can be made that will make the team better, but these moves aren't being made because they cost money and admission of mistakes.  I'm not saying drop Perez, because even I'll admit that may be too much money to eat (and part of me thinks he still has value), but GMJ and the second baseman should be shown the door.  There is something to be said for addition by subtraction.  This isn't the NBA and bad contracts can't just be swapped for cap relief.  So really the only thing keeping the Mets from making themselves better is...well...themselves.

-What I'd do is bite the bullet on the secondbaseman, give dealing him one last try, and be willing to pay whatever you need to in order to get that done.  If that doesn't work, be prepared to drop him.  He looks old and slow, which is a dangerous thing for a player who made his career based on his speed and defense.  Tejada can come up and play secondbase, and if they don't feel he's ready for that then let Cora play and find someone for depth until Murphy can man the position.

-Also, get rid of GMJ and bring up Pridie (trade him or release him-I don't care).  He can play centerfield if Pagan gets hurt or needs a day off.  GMJ is no threat off the bench, and isn't really doing much in the field either.  It's just not worth leaving lesser players on this team just because...

-Lastly, please get rid of Manuel.  He's not the manager of the future here, so why are we even trying to make it work with him.  It makes little-to-no sense.  And while we're at it lose Dan Warthen.  He hasn't done anything for this team's pitching.  To be honest, any success the staff has had I attribute more to the catchers than to Warthen.

-Send Mejia down to become a starter.  Something LONG overdue.  The Mets had managed to convince the fans at one point that they were an eighth inning man away from competing.  That's not the case.  Even if it were the case, I still think Feliciano and Igarashi can hold that post down, because to me, they need to be in the lead for the eighth inning pitching to even matter and that isn't the case right now.  As was the case prior to opening day, Mejia is still more valuable to the team as a starter...

Overall, the team will have its ups and downs, but they'll probably hover around the middle.  So commit to something that's good for the franchise, fans and team.  Make moves that show you want to win, and want to move forward.  Don't just sit around and hope things will right themselves, because they might, but not enough to contend.  This team and it's fans deserve to contend.

Don't wait until it's too late.  The Mets should make changes while they're still close enough to contend...