New York Mets: Three simple reasons Robinson Cano is a bad idea

Too Expensive

So, what would be worse than signing an aging veteran on the downside of his career? Signing said veteran in the middle of a huge contract.

Per Spotrac, Cano is halfway through a ten-year, $240 million contract. That means Cano is slated to make $24 million for each of the next five years.

Tell me again why this is a good idea?

Per Martino of SNY, the Mariners may be willing to pay the Mets $10 million annually, which would take the annual salary down to $14 million.

On its face that could be workable. If the Mets offload a contract or two that could fit right into the payroll.

However, it doesn’t make sense because once again, the Mets aren’t that close to winning anything. You don’t add a 36-year-old second baseman to a rebuilding project. Despite what management says, this team is not winning it all in 2019.

Brodie Van Wagenen is a new general manager so we need to help him out. Brodie, this is a bad idea. Try something else.