Comments on: Mets lost Michael Bourn over 2017 vesting option

By: mazblast

mazblast — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:00:20 +0000

I have an idea. Let’s defer judgment on this whole vesting issue until 2017. Time and time alone will tell us who was right.

By: tomgallagher76

tomgallagher76 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:38:12 +0000

Not signing anyone is exactly the right move at this time. The team isn’t going to win this year, and adding a high priced player who will likely not be worth the money in a few years won’t buy them anything more than a couple of more wins and an albatross contract when a few years from now. The Mets have been there and done that. Instead, Alderson has rebuilt a solid farm system with a few really solid pieces ready to hit the bigs by 2014. Once they mature he will have them under team control and won’t have a ton invested financially in them. He can then go and drop some big money on free agents to compliment them. Rather that a shot in the dark with a mortgage on the future, he’s quietly building a long-term winner. He hasn’t been 100% perfect. I agree he should have seen the market for Reyes was over-valued and traded him. Brad Emaus was a bad move. Despite a few misteps however, Alderson has been overwhelmingly successful in putting this team on what appears to be the right track.

By: tomgallagher76

tomgallagher76 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:29:25 +0000

That’s a circus distraction your team doesn’t want. Bourn and Boras start speculating in the media that the team is only benching him so he won’t hit his vesting option, the team is actually doing that but won’t admit it for the PR hit. bad blood lingers. It becomes a distraction.

By: illegalblues

illegalblues — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:32:47 +0000

that’s easy to just haul off and say but it’s not really grounded in reality. check out the last few deadlines. not much going down. especially for INJURED PLAYERS

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:30:35 +0000

You can have him. It’s a pretty good contract, but you owe him 12 mill per through age 34 and the man has no power whatsoever. The Mets are purging themselves of those kinds of deals.

By: tcostant

tcostant — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:09:28 +0000

That just isn’t true. They would have and could have gotten more player closer to the bigs with just has high upside as the picks. Big mistake.

By: illegalblues

illegalblues — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:28:55 +0000

reyes got hurt in july. team was never going to get much more value than the draft pick back.

By: tcostant

tcostant — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:25:25 +0000

Not trading Reyes when they knew he would command more than they could afford on the open market. They should have made him a take it or leave it offer that July and traded him if he decline. Similar to what the Phils did will Hamels. You have to get something more than draft picks for Reyes.

By: unclemosesgreen

unclemosesgreen — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:15:12 +0000

No rooting interest here teamwise except for residual affection for Francona. Alderson did the wrong thing offering Bourn so much in the first place, and walked away from the table at the right time. Good fold.

By: illegalblues

illegalblues — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:55:32 +0000

what in the world has alderson done wrong? met’s have had no money and he hasn’t signed squat

By: blantoncollier

blantoncollier — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:49:35 +0000

As an Indians fan, I think Alderson did the right thing!

By: dabrowns91

dabrowns91 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:46:13 +0000

If Bourn is slowing down in 2016, he will never see that 5th year. There are easy ways to control how many plate appearances he gets and the Tribe will make sure he doesn’t hit 550 if they don’t want to pay him.

On a side note, can you imagine if the Indians would have given Josh Willingham the extra year that he wanted last offseason? That would be one sick lineup.

By: bolweevils2

bolweevils2 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:37:28 +0000

As a Met fan, I think Alderson did the right thing.

By: jibzek

jibzek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:05:33 +0000

Actually a fairly decent deal, considering Tacoby Bellsbery will want $100 million + and can’t stay on the field.

By: tcostant

tcostant — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:56:44 +0000

Nice of Sandy Alderson to not leave that fifth year on the table for the new GM that will be there long before 2017.

By: chill1184

chill1184 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:35:56 +0000

Vesting options; the calling card of Omar Minaya

By: natsysammich

natsysammich — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:31:50 +0000

Haha, I just love the pictures you guys use for Bourn pieces. He always looked like he was gonna start crying when our pitchers struck him out all last year. At least with the Indians he will face crappier pitchers more often than not.