Was enjoying the article till you mentioned "Matsui, you’ll remember, had a four-year stretch ...". Yes, we remember, we remember. I also recall, at the time, many including myself knew we were getting the wrong Matsui. And so we did.
But in seriousness ...
You ask the same questions I've had myself - "Why is this guy so cheap? And why aren't the Mets swooping in and giving him 4 years at 36-38-40 million? Because 1) in todays game that's practically free and 2) if he implodes like Kaz, so what? Cohen can eat the contract.
I too want Suzuki here. Perhaps he's not been pursued because he doesn't have the "versatility" the Mets are trying to emphasis, but I don't know.
Was enjoying the article till you mentioned "Matsui, you’ll remember, had a four-year stretch ...". Yes, we remember, we remember. I also recall, at the time, many including myself knew we were getting the wrong Matsui. And so we did.
But in seriousness ...
You ask the same questions I've had myself - "Why is this guy so cheap? And why aren't the Mets swooping in and giving him 4 years at 36-38-40 million? Because 1) in todays game that's practically free and 2) if he implodes like Kaz, so what? Cohen can eat the contract.
I too want Suzuki here. Perhaps he's not been pursued because he doesn't have the "versatility" the Mets are trying to emphasis, but I don't know.