New York Mets financial constraints and chances in 2013 Major League regular season - Part 1
It appears the vicious circle that the New York Mets are trapped in will continue affecting them in the next few years. They landed at the bottom half of the table this year and the reason is their financial constraints.
If financial commitments and limited budget for the next year is anything to go by, they are not going to experience a change in their fate.
Poor performances in the upcoming seasons will further discourage the fans. That will result in lower attendance and aggravation of their financial woes.
Regardless of how intelligently the Mets plan to use their scanty budget, drastic improvements in performance do not seem to be occurring at least within a few years.
Handicapped by the financial limitations, they may look for players with potential and with tendency to be receptive of whatever little they are given through the contracts.
Honestly speaking if this is the only way they have been compelled to follow, real loop-holes they suffer in the outfield and bullpen cannot be addressed justifiably.
For example, they are prone to hiring a player who they believe is capable and can be acquired through a meagre contract. They are in a situation where they can readily assume anybody as talented without digging deep into his credentials for the sake of
adjusting their budget. Consequently, the same players hired through this way will put up dismal shows and will end up handing the club a similar win-loss record that they posted in the last few years.
Mets’ General Manager Sandy Alderson has acknowledged the fact that they will be dealing with a limited budget by the time they make choices in the offseason. It will never be easy to pick and hire any player they feel good for the club.
"What I intend to be, in any conversation that relates to the future of the Mets overall, is as honest as I can possibly be," Alderson said. "My message would be, 'Look, I think we're very definitely headed in the right direction. But at the same time, we
will not in the near future have unlimited funds.'"
The Mets yearly payroll is not entirely insufficient but the fact of the matter is that they have made larger commitments in few players and have overlooked the aspect of moderation.
The disparity prevails which has affected the team in a number of ways. Firstly when a single player gets around $25 million per year, this leaves little amount of money to expend in other areas. When the same player gets injured during the season, not only
does he badly hamper the expedition of the team, he takes the standard of the club down, even below a Minor League unit.
That is when the real cost of allocating huge amount of money for a single individual can be realised.
The salary that the starting pitcher Johan Santana alone earns from the Mets can be worth inducting a number of outfielders and relief pitchers. He left the team during the season due to an injury and as a result the Mets suffered immensely.
They were short of a quality arm at a time when they were all set to bounce back and increase their winning percentage. The sudden absence of Santana forced the team to call up hurlers from the Minor League and face lengthy losing streaks as a result.
Naturally when the ace leaves, the confidence of the whole team drops, especially in a club where the impression that success depends on handful of players prevails.
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Continued in Part 2
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