The Mets must be the awkward kid at the dance. That’s the only explanation I can think of right now to explain their actions.

They have been linked to Sheets, Lackey, Garland, Pinero, Smoltz, Washburn and others. Out of that group Smoltz and Washburn are left. The Mets keep talking about maybe going after pitcher and improving the rotation. And then they end up being all talk or right before they go in to maybe make a move another team picks that pitcher up.

For the Mets right now, it felt like that they decided to splash in the water of Sheets and not make a serious move so they wouldn’t have to deal with the difficult decision of going with someone that has an upside.

I think at this point, they Mets need to make a serious list of things they want to do, go do them, and then don’t talk about them until they are completed (which is tough with the media coverage). Don’t be that kid talking big game and then showing that they don’t have any game. They need to make some moves. If I was the GM, and with the players left available this is what I would do at this point:

1. Forget about Platooning Murphy. Unless someone like Tatis is still available well into February, its probably a waste of time now that Nady got picked up today. Delgado is limping and isn’t going to help us. Murphy supposedly is in good shape, let the kid play, and then see what happens with Ike Davis.
2. Sign Orlando Hudson. Worst Case scenario the Mets eat Castillo’s salary on the bench. It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve had to do this.
3. If you are going to sign a player to be 4th in the rotation right now, make it Washburn over Smoltz. In fact do this and have him compete with Nieve and Niese.
4. Make the rotation race interesting. Take a gamble with either Wang or Bedard. We missed one gamble with Sheets. The costs for these players going to drop and the possibilities might be very good for the Mets

Please Mets, do something productive.

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