Signings
“So whaddya think?”
“Whaddya mean? What do I think?”
“Whaddya think about this sudden signing of
three relievers?”
“When you think about it, it’s to be expected
with Sandy.”
“Why?”
“What does Sandy avoid like the plague?”
“Spending money.”
“Yes, but I’m thinking of one aspect of that.”
“Well, let’s see...”
“I’m from New York. I can’t wait for you. The
thing Sandy hates is long-term contracts.”
“That’s true.”
“So what you’re going to wind up with is a
lot of lapsed contracts. That means a lot of guys become free agents and test
the market.”
“Yes.”
“Then Sandy’s got a whole bunch of lapsed
contracts he’s got to either renew, or find someone else to replace the player
who’s left. Okay, we hope there’s going to be fewer and fewer of those, because
we got rookies coming up to replace those larger contracts.”
“We gonna have that many rookies coming up
the pipeline?”
“Not realistically, so you’re going to have a
lot of late signings as both Sandy and the players test the market. Look for it
in the future.”
Whenever Richard Herr isn’t solving all the
Mets’ problems, he spends his time writing humorous science fiction novels.
You can see his books at https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Herr/e/B00J5XBKX4.
1 comment:
This is how Sandy and Company works.
It also is how the fan base works.
Fans become very impatient when no one is signed. Writers do too.
Looking at the details of the Blevens and Sales deals, Sandy won both of these.
Good job.
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