Give the NY Mets credit, not criticism, for stealing Devin Williams from the Cubs

There isn’t a grain of salt left in the world that hasn’t been rubbed into the wounds of New York Mets fans over the last few days. Anything and everything to make the organization seem shameful is getting thrown into the universe. 670 The Score’s Bruce Levine reported before the Mets were able to come to terms with Devin Williams, his preference was to join the Chicago Cubs.

He ended up with the Mets for a very simple reason: greenback, shekels, moolah, you name it. Money!

In an offseason where the Mets feel like they’re getting outbid left and right, their contract offer to Williams went above what his desired destination was willing to give. Good for us.

There’s a lot to be upset about with the Mets, this is definitely not one of them

The handling of certain situations over the last 2-3 weeks is worth your anger. Did the Mets disrespect Edwin Diaz by not giving him a head’s up when they were signing Williams? If he says he wanted it to happen another way, who are we to blame him for his feelings getting hurt?

Going above and beyond with their contract offers is exactly what Mets fans want to see from David Stearns, greenlit by Steve Cohen. A bit passive in free agency, not giving a formal offer to Pete Alonso being one of the more notable bits of news, learning they landed Williams because they were willing to “go there” with the contract offer is actually refreshing. It seems to confirm they would have indeed added to their next offer to Diaz if he returned to them.

Everything coming out after the fact from the MLB Winter Meetings and the days leading up to it has intention behind it. Whether to make someone look good or bad, many reports are open for interpretation. In this case, the only thing we can feel is satisfaction that there are indeed players the Mets can buy away from preferred teams.

It’s precisely what the power of having Cohen as your owner is meant to represent. Williams was no one’s preferred choice to become the team’s closer. Swiftly adding him before the Cubs did sounds more like a win than an instance of getting a guy who was just chasing money.