Yes, we’re going to go through this every time a Major League Baseball team makes a big acquisition this offseason. We did it with the Padres last week.
The Mets don’t have Joe Kelly.
It’s a hard truth. For them. But it’s a truth nonetheless. Joe Kelly is still a Los Angeles Dodger.
Sure, the Mets have Francisco Lindor. Sure, they have Carlos Carrasco. Sure, Steve Cohen made a pretty funny joke about uniforms on Twitter yesterday.
But the Mets do not have Joe Kelly. And until they do, they cannot be considered title contenders.
