The Mets don’t know how to handle their players

For most of their history, the Mets have had problems when it comes to the handling of their players. These problems go all the way back to Tom Seaver in the early years of the franchise and continue to this day, with players like Matt Harvey, Jose Reyes, and Yoenis Cespedes being mishandled. These errors by the Mets range from their diagnosis and handling of injures to the way the front office treats the players. This characteristic has been around almost as long as the team and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

One of the earliest examples of the Mets doing wrong by one of their players came at 1977 trading deadline when they dealt Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds. Going into the…