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The Mets did a fine job last week at the Winter Meetings. Better than fine, actually.
Now they have to finish it.
They have to get that big bopper in the middle of the lineup.
It’s not a luxury, or the cherry on top of the sundae. It’s a necessity. If Sandy Alderson, John Ricco, and the other helpers who landed Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker don’t find that consistent home run hitter, all the optimism and good will that flowed out of Nashville the past week will vanish faster than a mutual fund with Bernie Madoff.