So Did Mets Do Well at Winter Meetings?

The Mets added veterans at second base and shortstop at the Winter Meetings in Nashville, but did they actually do well with their moves? I believe the answer is yes.

winter meetingsThey also did well for what they failed to do, which was to sign Ben Zobrist. This would have been a disaster, a repeat of Michael Cuddyer. maybe not in the first two years, but definitely at the back-end of contract when Zobrist is in his late 30s.

Even short-term, what the Mets accomplished was better than if they signed Zobrist. Whom would you rather have — Zobrist at second, Ruben Tejada at shortstop (because make no mistake, the Mets were not going to pay Tejada upwards of $3 million to back up Wilmer Flores,…