PoBO Priorities

[Edgy MD]

This could be a poll, but it's not really fair to ask for a single answer, when the real answer would look more like a ranking.



If you got hired tomorrow, what's at the top of your agenda?

• Securing a manager?


• Signing Syndergaard?


• Signing Conforto?


• Signing Stroman?


• Signing Baez?


• Coming to a decision on the future of Canó?


• Making a change at catcher?


• Extending deGrom/buying out deGrom's opt-out?


• Securing a new pitcher?


• Securing a new outfielder?


• Deciding whether or not to move on from McNeil and Smitty?


• Other?

This team needs a boss.

[MFS62]

Other.

This position is for a business man.

Mine would be finding out what my base line budget is, and how much over that the owner will let me go.

Then, I could prioritize (or triage) the other moves.



Later

[Centerfield]

I don't know if this falls under a POBO's umbrella, but priority #1 needs to be figure out why the offense so badly underperformed last year. The new big acquisition. Three previously productive LH batters. The catcher, though that might just be regressing back to his career norms.



Something is up there. And we really can't allow that to be repeated.

[Lefty Specialist]

About 10 of those line items are priorities.



Buy out Cano and kick his ass out the door. It's only money, Steve. And not mine at that. Someone's going to overpay for Conforto, being a Boras client and all, but it won't be the Mets.



Agreed that the hitting is screwed up. And Quattlechili isn't the answer. Back to the old drawing board.

[Edgy MD]

Well, I guess neither Loup nor Syndergaard were the Mets' top priority.