When the Mets parted ways with Carlos Beltrán, public opinion seemed split.
NorthJerseyPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — When the Mets parted ways with Carlos Beltrán, public opinion seemed split. Some believed the organization could have stuck by him while the buzz died down, others thought he had to go.
An anecdote about Beltrán — when he was a special advisor with the Yankees — telling fellow employees that Houston was doing,"Nothing anybody else is doing."Imagine if this report had dropped with Beltrán here in Port St. Lucie, sitting in the manager's office doing his job. Wednesday would be about anything but the first workout for Mets pitchers and catchers. By now, it is clear this story would have followed the Mets, who were tied to it.
But in the end, Wilpon and Van Wagenen made the right call. It would not have been fair to have players trying to win amid a firestorm of questions about Beltrán and the 2017 Astros. That would've been a clear distraction. Beltrán's only public comment since MLB released its report was a statement when the team announced the news.
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