Saturday, March 14, 2009
Did the Mets Sign the Right Closer?
The Mets by any legitimate quantitative analysis had a fantastic off season. They upgraded the only weakness the team had last season in its dreadful bullpen. The question I have now is, could they have done even better? I think so even if only marginally (let's disregard the horrific decision to pass on Orlando Hudson at less than $4 million to play 2B for the time being). This is the 2nd straight time that the Mets have had a gaping hole at closer and filled it with what I felt was the 2nd best option on the free market. I wanted B.J. Ryan and not Billy Wagner back in 2006. I know for a fact that Ryan was better at the time, however, due to injuries of both closer it looks like they are going to end up being of about equal value over the life of the 4 years contracts they got. Then again, maybe Ryan wouldn't have choked in the playoffs like Wagner did in '06. I'm going to give myself a win here as long as Ryan has a decent season this year with Wagner contributing nothing. I wanted Kerry Wood this time. Hopefully Omar evens the score with me for picking closers but like last time, I am positive that Wood is better at this moment in time. As always, health will be the key.
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