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By Brian Joura
There are a lot of things about the 2023 season that practically defy description for the Mets. One thing among many that seems strange to me is the amount of money the club spent to acquire Trevor Gott versus the amount of money they were unwilling to spend to pick up Lucas Giolito when he was placed on waivers. And, without a doubt, the Mets were in a different place at the time of the Gott acquisition and the Giolito ole. But it’s my opinion that the club was being penny wise and pound foolish when it came to their actions with Giolito.
First, let’s look at the Gott acquisition. The Mets still viewed themselves as contenders and one with a lousy bullpen. Because of their offseason plan to hoard relievers with options over relievers with talent, their pen was extremely top heavy. In an effort to get another reliable reliever in the pen, they absorbed the contract of Chris Flexen, who was due 3.9 million at the time of the trade, to pick up Gott. The Mets immediately released Flexen.
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