The New York Mets head into the 2011-12 off-season with many questions surrounding the franchise. Coming off a season where they finished 77-85 (4th NL East) and 25 games behind Philadelphia, the Mets are facing a crossroads. With an uncertain financial future due to the pending lawsuits resulting from the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, the Mets are faced with some tough financial decisions.
1) Do they continue to tweak the major league roster and make a play to resign Jose Reyes, or go into total rebuilding mode and trade away any commodity that can bring back young talent for the future?
2) Should they keep arbitration eligible players like Ronny Paulino, Manny Acosta, Angel Pagan, and Mike Pelfrey? Or non-tender these players and either bring in free agents or go with some unproven young players?
3) Who do the Mets add to their 40-man roster to protect from the upcoming Rule 5 draft? Do the Mets try to select anyone off of other teams’ rosters?
4) Who are the Mets top 30 prospects and when might they be ready to make an impact at the major league level?
5) Who are some free agent targets for the Mets and who are some players they may try to target in a trade? What players could the Mets make available in return?
6) What are the 40-man and Opening Day 25-man rosters likely to look like?
We will take a look at these questions and others that develop over the course of the hot stove season to see where the Mets are heading in the future. What other questions do you have?
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