Are the Mets mortgaging the future to win now?
As a long time Mets fan, I have to be honest that Omar Minaya's spending habits scare me. I am concerned that the Mets second year GM has adopted the "Win Now" strategy made famous by big market, big bank account teams like the Yankees, Red Sox & Dodgers. While I understand all of the dynamics about fielding a championship caliber team that must constantly compete for the headlines, merchandise and demographics as the Yankees I can't help but think that Mets are destined to repeat mistakes of the past.
Please let me explain. I'm a proponent of developing talent within your organization via international scouting, the amateur draft and trades, not by puchasing your entire team on the free agent market like an ebay free-for-all.
The Carlos Delgado for Jacobs & Petit trade addresses an obvious void at firstbase for the Mets, surely a postive. The negative here is that the Mets have once again skimmed off the top layer of talent pool from their organization in prospects Yusmeiro Petit, 21, and Mike Jacobs, 25, to acquire the 33 year old Delgado. While Jacobs & Petit may never be the second coming of Babe Ruth or Cy Young, they are young talented players who are low on the salary scale. These types of players are essential building blocks when constructing a championship team. The Mets have big name players are almost every spot on the field and in the rotation, but how many role players do they have? Not enough. Is Delgado the final key to a World Series appearance or merely another piece to the playoff run? I sure hope for the Mets sake its the former and not the latter......
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