Montas says “hold my beer”Now now just hold on. Hearing rumors Bad News Bears are keeping tabs on Polonco. Mets want Kelly Leak in Return. Bears counteroffer is Mike Engleberg. They have until 3pm Tuesday to pull the trigger.
OT: Mets 2026 Season Thread
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I assume you are using hyperbole to make a point, and are not expecting to be taken literally.
Because Polanco is far from the worst free agent signing in METS history, let alone all of MLB.
All those years that we were wishing for a strong bullpen. Finally get one (albeit in a losing season) and it's about to be broken up. Dem's da breaks.
OK- now Montas is 3 rows back at the bar waiting for a double shot of tequila lol
Though- Polanco- is a horrendous signing for so many reasons- Our brilliant leader who knows baseball better than anyone else- including HOF level players and coaches...Stearns had a plan- He knew he had Chris Tucker in the bag to be a NYM and he knew that Polanco could run prevent on defense at 1B as well as Pete and have a 25-30 HR season.
He banked on this brilliance- and imagine how bad it would be right now if he did get Tucker...
Well there's Jason Bay on a four year deal, and Ollie Perez on a three year deal. Granted, Ollie was good for the Mets before he signed his big money free agent deal. But after that, his performance fell of a cliff.
Of course there is Bobby Bonilla, whose memory we honor every July 1. And to a lesser extent, Vince Coleman. They were both on longer deals at bigger dollars, relative to their peers. They weren't horrible performance-wise, but from a chemistry standpoint they helped destroy that team.
You could even make the case that relative to expectations, and relative to the market at the time, George Foster and his five year record setting deal was the worst.
By definition, a bad two-year deal is not as bad as a bad multi-year deal. But if you want to talk two years, there's Frankie Montas as @yesrutgers01 mentioned. And who can forget Jed Lowrie?
I admit that come September 2027, I may change my tune if Polanco doesn't turn it around. But as you say, it's only been 100 at bats. Perhaps he will turn it around, if he can get healthy.