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The Mets actually did something concrete over the weekend.
Don’t get too excited. Agreeing to terms with free-agent Adrian Gonzalez won’t exactly get them to the promised land. Though the 35-year-old ex-Dodger fulfills management’s goals for cheap labor with a $545,000 price tag and insurance at first base, the move does nothing too address the need for a starter at either second or third.
Unless the Mets fill one or both of those holes, the task of improving on their 92-loss season becomes that much more difficult, especially considering the current starter at first, Dominic Smith, did little to impress the hierarchy in a six-week rookie debut last season.