“Outfield? What outfield?”
– Sandy Alderson at the General Managers meetings, Nov. 8, 2012
PORT ST. LUCIE – Sandy Alderson is celebrated – rightfully – for constructing arguably the majors’ best rotation.
But with far less fanfare, he might have done the same with his outfield. The Mets are at least in the conversation after Alderson churned through so many “what outfield?” options such as Collin Cowgill, Kirk Nieuwnehuis and Andres Torres.
And, as opposed to the rotation, this is pretty much an achievement of Alderson’s administration. Remember he inherited Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and Steven Matz, as well as the veterans (Carlos Beltran and R.