Ken Rosenthal Takes Dig At Mets

Written by Matt Ryan | 05 December 2009

In his most recent article, Ken Rosenthal discusses the state of the Mark DeRosa market.  He goes on to say:

"Lesser teams such as the Mets and Nationals also are interested in DeRosa, according to major-league sources. But, like so many free agents, his first choice is to play for a contender."

Excuse me Mr. Rosenthal, but would you care to explain how the Mets are not even contenders now?  Sure there are question marks.  But they were legitmate World Series contenders from 2006-2008, and one injury plagued season doesn't change that.  The notion that players wouldn't come play for the Mets because they can't contend is absurd.

As a Mets fan I'm not even that interested in signing DeRosa.  But I'm growing tired of the Mets being used as a punchline in the mainstream media.  Last year was a disaster, but this remains a very talented team.  I used to have a great deal of respect for Rosenthal, but that pretty much evaporated when I read this column.