This probably doesn’t bother anyone on the team, so it’s far from becoming a distraction, but the situation with his vesting option is starting to become too common a topic of conversation among fans, bloggers and media. They brought him in to finish a game yesterday in an almost certain loss, which suggests that maybe they’re just not as worried about it as the rest of us are.
That’s the catch here; the Mets know a lot more about the situation than we do. So why get bent out of shape about something that’s probably not a big deal? The Mets know whether or not Francisco Rodriguez fits into their budget, or under what circumstances his option vesting for next year is not a problem. Sandy Alderson knows whether or not they’re going to try to trade him before that, or extend him and have him void the option. I’m not suggesting we have blind faith in Alderson; after all he’s just as fallible as the next guy. However I think it’s silly to treat this situation like the Mets are purposely sticking their head in the sand regarding the 2012 payroll and how their closer fits into it. At the end of the season, the Mets aren’t going to cry about what happens with Frankie, it’ll all be part of the bigger picture.
All in all, I’m just tired of half the Mets talk being about getting rid of our best players. It was tedious at best during the offseason, but now that I’m actively enjoying these guys beating down the opponents, can we stop wishing them away? I’d rather take a shot with Jose Reyes and whoever else makes the team better every year than close my eyes and hope I’ll be able to enjoy Mets baseball a couple of years down the road. I’m actually enjoying the Mets this season, I’m enjoying watching Jose Reyes literally scare the Cubs defenders into making two errors on one play and running all the way around the baseball diamond. I’m enjoying knowing that the game is over after eight innings when we have a lead. Don’t take that away from me please.
