By Brian Joura
A lot can change in a year, especially when things don’t go according to plan. Coming off a 101-win season in 2022, the Mets went all-out in spending money to compete for a World Series title. But injuries and poor performances by multiple players sank that plan and the Mets decided to pivot, trading older players on short-term or expiring deals for minor league players.
Near the trade deadline, we heard that the idea was to focus on 2025 or 2026 as the next time that the Mets would be targeting the World Series. That meant that 2024 was going to be a transitional year for the club. We heard these things from the old pitchers that the club traded. The brass for the Mets were much more careful in their choice of words.
There’s a moronic belief among some that you can’t rebuild in New York. You’ll never hear a club executive use the “R” word. Instead, they’ll throw out words like “competitive” and “opportunistic” to describe the team’s approach for this offseason. There’s nothing wrong with those particular words. It’s just that they’re vague and can allow individuals to put their own spin on what they mean.
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