In a must read that will make you mad and make you sad, Sports Illustrated lays out something I said back in the winter about Sandy. Watch this video and stick with it – I made it over the winter but it’s more and more prophetic. Sandy can make the choice that noone else will face. The right choice.
Trading Reyes isn’t a white flag. It isn’t a bad PR move or something that should be seen as the Mets tanking their season. Their TV ratings are already bad. Their attendance is already low. A deal like this one isn’t going to make a significant difference in any of that.
It’s just the right choice. The smart choice. The choice that makes the most sense, given the probabilities.
It will hurt. Of course it will.
And it will. And it sucks to have to let one of the franchise career leaders go…but if you think a 7 year deal makes sense I don’t agree. If you think Jose and his friendly agent are going to give the Mets a home-town discount, especially so Fred can have his $100 million payroll, I disagree.
It will be harder to get good stuff back given the DL stint, but as we’ve seen with K-Rod, Sandy is good at this.
You can make the choice that noone else will face. Yes it sucks. Start throwing rocks at me now.