Peter Hyatt - Mets Quietly Shopping Yoenis Cespdes

The New York Mets are said to be quietly reaching out to some American League Teams to allow them to part ways with Yoenis Cespedes in 2018.  

Brass recognizes that they must eat a substantial portion of his contract, but it is part of the overhaul of rebuilding a divided and demoralized clubhouse. 


The DH position suits Cespedes' talent and personality best and without having to play the outfield, the risk to leg injury decreases.  Should the AL team's manager not require players to run out fly balls, it would be a match made in heaven for indifferent self ordained El Potentate, who likes to phone it in every so often. 

Cespedes' sway with Terry Collins infuriated some of his teammates this year and the Mets are determined to restore law, order and team unity to the broken clubhouse. 

The concessions Cespedes made before signing the big contract were abandoned under the weak leadership of Collins and his acute desire to be liked by high paid vets.  

The floating of the potential DH home run hitter  appears to be the result of some high intensity no-holds-barred internal debates in which the Mets front office has finally admitted what was obvious to the rest of the base ball world:

The clubhouse divide had taken its toll on the field more than the injuries did.  

This  means the swallowing of pride by Sandy Alderson; not something he relishes, while ignoring the "I told you so" smirks of those who were strongly opposed to the $110 million dollar commitment, knowing how difficult Cespedes is to deal with.  

The Mets are determined to clean out the problem areas, including Cespedes and diva like Matt Harvey, while Noah Syndergaard's 101 mph fast ball on the last game of the season makes him untouchable in spite of his problematic personality.  

Cespedes was untouchable by Terry Collins and it had its impact upon others, including Jay Bruce who wanted desperately to make it to the post season.  

As one Met put it, "unless your name is Matt Harvey or Yoenis Cespdes..." you were of no one of consequence. This must be changed and some repair work is in order.  

The Cleaning House and Repair Work needing to be accomplished may...just "may", mean an overture to Jay Bruce about returning. 

Had Terry Collins been resigned for 2018, Bruce's agent would not likely have even returned the call. 

With the promise of a return to sanity, team unity and competitiveness, Jay Bruce may just reconsider.  

His leadership, along with Curtis Granderson, and his tutelage of Michael Conforto meant more to the Mets than what saber metrics can quantify.