Mets Morning News: Some clubhouse drama to relieve your offseason boredom
I have a sense that this is a contrary opinion (maybe not here, but in general amongst Mets fandom): I don't want Valdez, or any other high-priced, long-term starting pitcher. It's probable that signing Framber makes the team better in 2026, but the idea of committing a rotation spot to an already-declining arm well in into next decade makes me kind of ill. It's not the money, per se, but more the lack of flexibility going forward. It seems like this is Stearns' thinking as well. I believe that he will explore trades for TOR arms that only have a year or two left on their contracts before he pivots back to free agency rotation pieces.And to be honest, if the team did nothing other than sign a Nick Martinez for two or three years as a swingman, that would be OK with me. I kind of feel that the rotational collapse in the second half of the season was a perfect storm of yuck. Almost every starter in-house at the moment (well, probably excepting McLean) can reasonably be expected to be better in 2026 than they were in 2025.
0Mets Morning News: Some clubhouse drama to relieve your offseason boredom
I have a sense that this is a contrary opinion (maybe not here, but in general amongst Mets fandom): I don't want Valdez, or any other high-priced, long-term starting pitcher. It's probable that signing Framber makes the team better in 2026, but the idea of committing a rotation spot to an already-declining arm well in into next decade makes me kind of ill. It's not the money, per se, but more the lack of flexibility going forward. It seems like this is Stearns' thinking as well. I believe that he will explore trades for TOR arms that only have a year or two left on their contracts before he pivots back to free agency rotation pieces.And to be honest, if the team did nothing other than sign a Nick Martinez for two or three years as a swingman, that would be OK with me. I kind of feel that the rotational collapse in the second half of the season was a perfect storm of yuck. Almost every starter in-house at the moment (well, probably excepting McLean) can reasonably be expected to be better in 2026 than they were in 2025.
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