My Take on Yates/Baldwin
Tyler Yates was demoted in favor of bringing in James Baldwin. Baldwin had been pitching well in the minors and Yates was struggling so the Mets made the switch and the veteran will replace the rookie in the rotation.
The Mets said it had nothing to do with Baldwin’s contract but I don’t buy that. I think it was a combination of Baldwin’s contract and Yates’ struggles. If they hadn’t promoted Baldwin they would have lost him(his contract expired last month and his extension was only 18 days long). So the Mets were forced to find a spot for him or lose him. Yates’ struggles gave them that opening. Not that they were looking to screw Yates but (in my opinion) the rookie clearly needed to take a step back before he could go forward.
Many fans have criticized the Mets for promoting Baldwin instead of bringing in a younger guy to take Yates’ spot in the rotation. I’m going to go against the grain and say Baldwin was the right move. Mets management is clearly not going with a win now approach. They are preparing for next year. That being the case there’s no reason to rush a kid up to the majors. There will be plenty of time for that in July and August. Let the kids get themselves into gear and work their way up. There’s no reason to push them. It’s the same philosophy that was used with Jose Reyes last year. For all those people looking for the young guys to come up I have one thing to say. Be patient.
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