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Originally Posted by Waltjr
Worst part about Bruce "getting hot" at the end of the season is we had to start him in the playoffs and resigning him is now somehow justifiable. He has had very few moments as a good player and those days are behind him. He also played in bandbox Cincinnati
Yeah but he was traded at least in part because he can be bought out for just 1M after this season instead of paying him 13M for another year. They only took on 4.3M of his salary this year to get a boost to the playoffs when they were behind in the race. Since they didn't get to the NLDS, he should be bought out.
Though given that the Mets paid 10.5M/season for Michael Cuddyer when he was in his mid 30s, I suppose keeping Bruce is possible.
I'd like to see them re-sign Cespedes but given their history, I don't think it's going to happen. They see his age and declining numbers compared to 2015 and will likely think his numbers will continue to decline. They might view Bruce as a cheaper alternate.