Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen attempts to shape the face of New York baseball

Doing Business with the Bad Guys

It would not be easy for any Mets fan to see Noah Syndergaard throwing 100 mph in pinstripes with a significant reduction in his hair’s length. Nor would a Yankees fan be eager to see Estevan Florial or Gleyber Torres donning the orange and blue in Queens. The sport is a business and the business is comprised of a series of compromises.

The teams cannot want this, but if this is the best option what logical reason do the two sides have not to take it? The opposing team will win a championship with our player, they might respond. Yet, is this not the case with any trade?

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There is a degree of risk in any trade ever undertaken, however, an in-city trade is just difficult because the constant reminder is sitting in your face, in the newspaper, on the radio, within the people you see every day.

Mets fans should hope that these signs are as encouraging as they seem because if this is not the case then nothing has truly changed, this offseason will have simply been a facade. The Mets ownership may want to promote a hopeful visage to the forlorn fanbase who will grasp at any tangible signs of change.

However, if they are unwilling to perform such a trade then it is just a new disguise upon the same owners, unwilling to take risks or spend properly. Pocketing insurance money as profit and showing an unwillingness to invest in an analytics department or an international scouting network.

Despite all this hesitation, the Mets are showing a great deal of encouraging signs: creativity in transactions and willingness to do the undesirable. Such unwelcoming tasks are discussing trades with their cross-town rivals and discussing deals involving blossoming star, Noah Syndergaard.

While such discussions do not equate to action and such actions would be vastly divisive, all fans should at least appreciate the willingness to be bold, which is indicative of change.

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This should be a time of hope and excitement, as a new era of the Mets looks to begin. However, I have been trained to be skeptical, I have endured many a year with this team after all.