Zigging when everyone else zags has its risks. The New York Mets are living one unfortunate version of that right now, having shelled out for the highest payroll in MLB history.
Over the past few days, as supposed sellers such as the Chicago Cubs and potential sellers such as the San Diego Padres have held on to their top players, the Mets have taken action.
Both are likely to feature on league-wide top prospect lists this winter. Prospect rankings are not inherently important — and that might feel like a harsh comedown for Mets fans who were dreaming of World Series parades a couple of months ago — but these are the type of players that good teams covet, which does matter in the quest to reenergize those same dreams.
With the past couple of days of deals, the Mets are snapping up prized players who could help by becoming contributors themselves or by simply existing in the system. The best young hitters are identified earlier and earlier these days, and it’s becoming more difficult to pry them loose once they make a real mark in scouting circles. Vargas and Acuña are players who, despite their youth, can have immediate value for the Mets, either by playing or by giving the front office greater freedom and ability to swing future deals. Some of the brightest recent lights to be traded as prospects — Fernando Tatis Jr.
Scherzer and Robertson are established stars, yes. They are also 39 and 38 years old, respectively. Placing some eggs in a basket rapidly approaching its expiration date is fine, necessary even, but there's a reason most MLB organizations follow the often-frustrating path of
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