Q and A - Sandy Alderson

Michael Scannell	1:52 PM (28 minutes ago)
to me

Great article - http://m.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/alderson_plan_resembles_DI4nA4P8tZGraRaI0RrSnO/0

I do believe in Alderson as the new Cashen.  I also agree with the point he made that Alderson's pursuit of Bourn and Upton

shows that he's ready to move onto the next phase.  We'll be thankful that he struck out on these two when next offseason comes

around and he adds better options.  Sometimes the best moves are the ones not made.  We're getting two new OF for 2014, maybe even three.You know who I want - Stanton and one of Gordon, Ethier, Markakis, or Choo.

Mack - 

Michael, I don't know...

I really like what Alderson has done, but, in my opinion, he hasn't done enough.

He seems to have a cavalier attitude that the entire baseball world needs to knock down his door. He really screwed up the Upton/Bourn situtation. The Mets should have one of them in their outfield right now.

I'm very, very unimpressed with his 2-year draft class. All the experts have the three kids he traded for in the top 25-30 prospects in baseball, but 90% have no one else from the system. The team is ranked 16th in system talent. Where would this ranking be without these three kids?

The first thing I want him to do (to impress me) is to double the scouting staff, especially internationally. 

Secondly, enough of the surprise names with the early picks in the draft. Go Matt Harvey-like and stay there until you run out of money.

The system under Omar Minaya has produced some very good players. What has Alderson's people done? Well, it's too early to tell, but write these names down... Ahmed Rosario, Alfredo Reyes, Pedro Perez, Manuel Hilario, and Wuilmer Beccera...  out the list in your desk for three years and pull it out in 2016. We'll see how he did then.

Alderson will not have a chance to win me over until, first, the draft, and then, the all-star break. Ask me then what I think.