The Red Sox and Cubs both pivoted beautifully after early winter failures. The Mets need to do the same.
The Mets failed to land No. 1 free agent Kyle Tucker in their latest blow in a rough winter. So now they need to get to work. The offseason is still salvageable.
After winning only 83 games, losing out to the miniscule-market Reds for a playoff spot, then losing two ultra-popular, productive stars in Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz, they are way behind in the offseason game. Word is they project to win 86/87 games, but last year they underperformed the computer by eight games.
The Mets’ roster doesn’t look like a playoff certainty the way things stand. And it looks eons short of the Dodgers, who landed Tucker with a $240M, four-year deal, and seem to win everything these days.
