Foresight is a wonderful talent to have. It’s often used by baseball front offices to see what will become available and when. Teams will make the necessary adjustments with their current rosters in hopes of pursuing particular players in the future. Like all teams, the New York Mets do their best to set themselves up for the future.
However, they did make a mistake last winter by signing Jason Vargas. The two-year deal with an option for a third season looks like it could go down as one of the worst free agent signings the franchise has made in a really long time.