Can't get rid of that Stinker!
Mets re-sign Winker!
(I know, I know. But it's only 1 year/$8 million, which is like pocket lint nowadays. And if you wish to refer to Jesse as "Pocket Lint" this season, I completely understand.)
However…
…MLB network ran a clip claiming that Andy Martino tweeted that the Mets have given up on Peeeeeeeeeeete/Boras and are now looking to add Winker and a reliever "possibly a top one" and move on. Further "reporting" is that Toronto wants Pete (well, naturally, Polar Bears belong closer to the Arctic) but would still want to keep Vladi Jr. as the DH/1B partner, even though the Mets have a lot of candidates at 2B/3B (assuming Mauricio heals and Candelita re-signs) and a trade might make sense.
Grrr. We already HAVE a Vladi! (Not the right one, but still.). And the "proposed lineup" they showed sucks balls, to put it delicately.
1. Frankie Sweet Money (can't believe it's taken me FIVE YEARS to come up with that one), SS
2. Soto, RF
3. Swaggy V, 1B
acceptable so far, but…
4. Nimmo, LF. (Really? Mr. Pointy as a full-time clean-up guy?)
5. Pocket Lint/The Decaying Corpse of Starling Marte, DH
6. Alvarez, C
7. Squirrel McKnees, 2B
8. "Hey, Siri, Name a Mediocre CF", CF
9. TBD, 3B
Ugh! And not only because I have higher hopes for Our Current Acuña than 9th.
(I mean, I grant you that Pappa Ron never made it past AA, but still. We have 2/3 of the family, can't let the Nok-a-Homas have ALL the talent in those genes.)