I love the Dellin Betances signing. I can’t get enough of the move.
The criticisms don’t make sense to me: the New York Mets are getting a reliever who is one of the best in baseball (when healthy) without giving up talent or prospects in return for a short-term team-friendly rate. He brings the Mets’ bullpen several steps forward, and, for the first time, provides hope that 2020 might bring something other than a third-place finish.
Signing Betances is a great deal. But it’s also a stark reminder that baseball is played by humans, and good news for a team and its fans usually equals bad news for someone else.