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The Flores situation was unlike anything I've seen before. It will definitely sting if they don't finish the deal here given how different the team might look next year. Nearly all of the players they traded for are impending free agents, with Cespedes of course being the marquee name. And now Murphy appears to be ready to cash in on a huge payday. Harvey and Familia among others are due substantial arbitration raises.
The Mets will definitely see a financial windfall from the extra revenue from getting this deep into October. The question is whether or not the Wilpons will be willing to reinvest those funds back into the team to either keep one of Cespedes/Murphy or bring in a big bat from the outside. The goodwill they've bought with the fans in the last couple of months will fade pretty quickly if they fall short of a championship and then do nothing in the offseason.
But alas, those are questions for the offseason and fortunately my Mets aren't there yet. Wish it was 8 PM.
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