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Sandy Alderson's five best and five worst moves as Mets GM

With the Mets officially extending the contract of GM Sandy Alderson, let's take a look back at some of his highs and lows at the helm, where he has been since October of 2010...

Sandy's five best moves:

5.) Dec. 4, 2013: Signs Bartolo Colon to a two-year deal

Alderson came out of nowhere (he had said the day before that the Mets weren't acquiring a starting pitcher) to snag Colon, who was coming off a terrific season with the A's. Colon was a rotation mainstay in 2014 and 2015 and signed a one-year deal to return for 2016, when he turned in his best season as a Met as they advanced to the Wild Card game.