A-Rod and the Mets?

So reports are abound over the past couple days about Omar Minaya and the New York Mets possibly pursuing Alex Rodriguez and all the baggage that comes along with him. Without using stats lets just think about Rodriguez. He is amazing in the regular season there really is not any doubt about that. He produces on all levels and could be a viable candidate for the triple crown in any of the next couple years. That being said he simply does not produce in the playoffs. Scott Boras feels that A-Rod alone can pull in 40-50 million dollars in revenue for a single ball club, more if they have a regional television network. Granted this may be true but who really cares if he doesn't get the team past the division series in the playoffs? At the end of this year the Mets orchestrated one of the greatest regular season collapses of all time. Perhaps if Alex was on their team the situation would have been different and they would have had the privilege of making the playoffs. However if he was the driving force down the stretch and then did not produce in the playoffs the mets would have been swept in the first round. As a Mets fan and in my personal opinion I don't think we deserved to make the playoffs this year and making it and losing in the first round would have been just as bad. Adding Alex Rodriquez is not a solution to the mets problem. David Wright is the cornerstone of this franchise. He may not be as good a fielder but overall he is a great player and the perfect face for the franchise. A few years back the Mets made the giant mistake of moving Reyes to second in favor of Kaz Matsui at Shortstop. Any person remotely familiar with baseball knows how that situation played out, it would be a very unwise move for the Mets to make the same mistake again. The plan I have heard as of now would be to move David Wright to second base. He is to big and not nimble enough for this position, first maybe but Delgado is signed at 16 million a year through next year so it is not really an option. Although David offered to move in case the Mets signed A-Rod this does not mean it should actually happen. A-Rod would destroy the chemistry that the mets are so famous for, I have serious doubts about his ability to master the handshakes the Mets are so famous for. Furthermore singing Alex Rodriquez would take money away that could be spent on pitching, the mets true weak point. We need at least two more starters for next season (assuming Perez, Maine and Pelfry all return) and a ton of help in the bullpen. Instead of throwing a ton of money to third base use it on the mound. The Mets are full of great young players such as Milledge, Gomez and Hernandez and have no need for Alex. Let's see the Met's make some smart off field decisions and compete for the series title next season .