NEW YORK — Major spenders in baseball were identified as spent.
The New York Mets Enjoyed 175 days of first place, boosted in part by their billionaire new owners, confident Jacob deGrom Max Scherzer They would be able to achieve glory, and Buck Showalter would do all the right things.
Showalter demanded that umpires search the starter of the opposing team for any secret sticky substances.
It hurts. It hurts. Pete Alonso After Sunday’s 6-0 defeat to San Diego, the Mets’ postseason return was ended just three games into its existence.
It’s more than losing. It’s the dissolution of the club because each and every man in the clubhouse is truly amazing. It’s just sad that the group won’t be the same next year, because there is no trade or free agency.” he stated.
One day before the round’s loss, pitcher Chris Bassitt Thought about Gotham’s glare.
He said, “There’s no harder place in the country to play a sports.” “New York is an absolute just gauntlet each night.”
And now the Mets are on the firing line, entering a winter of constant questions of fight, fortitude free agency – the group that can go free includes deGrom, Edwin Díaz, Brandon Nimmo, Seth Lugo, Adam Ottavino and Trevor MayPossibly Bassitt or Taijuan Walker.
Steve Cohen, the owner of the Mets, joined forces with Billy Eppler, the new general manager, to increase the team’s payroll to $274million, making them the Mets’ largest spender since 1989. To change the clubhouse culture that had been tolerant of immaturity, unaccountability, Showalter was hired as manager.
Players responded by opening a 10-1/2-game NL East lead by June 1. This sparked dreams of a championship to join Tom Seaver’s 1969 Miracle Mets and Jerry Koosman’s 1986 Miracle Mets.
On Sept. 19, Cohen described ensuring the first playoff spot since 2016 as “just the beginning step.”
“This is a lot more fun than losing,” Cohen said. Cohen stated then that it was much better than losing. “I have high standards. … This team is capable of going really far, I believe.”
They were swept in Atlanta and lost the NL East on a tiebreaker to the Braves. The tiebreaker meant that the Mets, who are 101 wins, would have to face a new round. After the season-ending loss, Cohen was not present in the clubhouse.
Four home runs were allowed by Scherzer to the Padres in Friday’s Mets’ postseason opener. Saturday’s victory of 7-3 by deGrom wasn’t enough for a comeback. They were outed for only the fourth consecutive time since the All Star break. They hit.185 with six extra bases hits in the series, going 2 for 10 with runners scoring and two outs.
Scherzer declared, “It’s a terrible day in the year.” This league is not forgiving. It will always find a way of punching you in the face. You have to find a way for it to do that, and then come back and get more. This is the life of a major leaguer. It would be nice if everything was easy. While I would like everything to work out in our favor it isn’t always.
Showalter, who is 66, manages his fifth major league team in his 21st season. He has never been to the World Series. If he leads this team to the top, he would be a Mets legend alongside Gil Hodges or Davey Johnson.
“Billy, Steve and I were talking and Steve said that we are trying to make things fans can trust. Talk about it. Do it. It’s enough to talk about. Showalter stated that it wasn’t necessary to say so, but that it was common in general. “Fans don’t want – you know, show them. Play better
DeGrom won a pair Cy Young Awards and became a fan favourite. He is now a relic from good times, linking back to the good days. He is 34 years old and has just completed 1 1/2 seasons of injury. He will likely opt out of his contract and give up a salary of $30.5 million for next year to become a free agent. He did not answer any questions regarding whether he believes he will be back next year.
“I don’t want to talk about any of that.” He said that he had no idea.
Showalter tried to soothe their grief and encourage introspection within minutes of the loss.
He stated, “I think I told my players, I don’t want them going around making excuses for winning 101,102 game,” “But all that does, is give you a chance at what we were able do the last three. You don’t get anything back.