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With the Baltimore Orioles signing Pete Alonso to a free agent contract, it puts the final stamp on the dissolution of what had been the core of the New York Mets. With Edwin Diaz signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Brandon Nimmo traded to the Texas Rangers, Mets management has made a statement about the thought process within the organization. Although what that thought process is…
The late great Ralph Kiner used to tell the story that the old general manager Branch Rickey, the famous baseball executive, once said to him when negotiating a contract, “We came in last place with you, we can come in last place without you.” And Kiner was gone.
So are now three players who were the core to the New York Mets for the last seven-plus seasons – Nimmo since 2016, Diaz and Alonso since 2019.
Some fans have called the New York Mets trade of Brandon Nimmo "devastating" and they are calling for the head of David Stearns. But the fans are way overreacting. Nimmo’s departure from the New York Mets is only a shock because he has a contract that can end up being an albatross for some team, as his age goes up and his production goes down. That “up” and that “down” had already become apparent in recent seasons with the Mets.
Back in May, I had reluctantly advocated for the Mets to move him before it got to the point of no return. While a fan favorite, and definitely one of MY favorites, the timing was right for Nimmo to move on.
What is one move that the New York Mets SHOULD make, and although it would undoubtedly be unpopular, it should happen nonetheless? Move Brandon Nimmo.
Yikes. Did I really just suggest that? But, in reality, it is probably the best time, and there will likely be no better time, then to bite the bullet and move on.
Alan Karmin is an award-winning journalist and author. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and spent most of his life growing up in the New Jersey suburbs. Alan's family were avid Brooklyn Dodgers fans and when the Dodgers moved west, the Mets became the team to root for. The Mets have always been a true focal point, Alan even wrote a term paper in high school to analyze what was wrong with the Mets. While at the University of Miami, Alan honed his craft covering the, gulp, Yankees during spring trainings in Fort Lauderdale for a local NBC affiliate, as well as the Associated Press and UPI. He broadcasted baseball games for the University of Miami, and spring training games for the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. New York Mets Mania is a forum for Alan to write about his favorite team and for baseball fans to chime in and provide their thoughts and ideas about New York's Amazin' Mets.
