Sandy Alderson Expresses Disbelief That Mets Have Yet to Fire Him

Sources inside the Mets organization today confirmed that Sandy Alderson has expressed confusion as to why he still has a job with the New York Mets. In his third season with the team, Alderson has watched the Mets go 188-220 throughout his tenure as general manager. Alderson has pitched to fans his continued efforts to clean house and build this team up the right way, however, with bad decision after bad decision, it is reasonable to assume his days are numbered.

“Sandy is really Fred [Wilpon]’s way of getting back at the fans for all of the criticism he takes,” said a source within the Mets front office. “He has zero confidence left in Sandy, but at this point he genuinely seems to be enjoying watching the misery on the fans faces as they leave the ballpark.”

Alderson has taken a lot of heat from the paying customers over the past few years for his inability to put a winning product on the field. You don’t have to look past the bullpen and the outfield to see why the fans might have a gripe. In 2012, Alderson built the bullpen around Jon Rauch, Ramon Ramirez, Tim Byrdak, Frank Francisco and Miguel Batista. This season, Alderson got Brandon Lyon, LaTroy Hawkins, Scott Atchinson and David Aardsma to round out the pen.

“Why would anyone want to start for this team?” said oft-injured starting pitcher Johan Santana. “I did everything I could to injure myself. I honestly couldn’t take another season of watching this team blow wins for me while sitting in the dugout.”

Alderson supporters point to the Mets starting to build a good, young nucleus, centered around pitching-phenom Matt Harvey. However, it was actually former Mets’ general manager Omar Minaya who drafted Harvey out of the University of North Carolina.

“I don’t understand how I got fired and this guy still has a job,” Minaya told reporters last week. “I made this team a contender. If Carlos Beltran had a pair of balls, I might have even taken them to the World Series.”

With the continued struggles of the New York Mets, many wonder how long Sandy Alderson could possibly have left with the team. Some inside the organization have even begun to question whether Alderson is being honest with his plans anymore.

“It’s getting pretty bad,” said a rival GM. “Guys like Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero? I don’t think these guys even exist. Just some ‘prospects’ Sandy made up so people will think he’s building something.”

The Mets declined to comment on the story, saying only that Sandy was a valued member of the New York Mets’ organization. Sandy Alderson was a bit more open on the matter.

“It is pretty hilarious if you think about it,” Alderson said. “It really makes you wonder what I’d actually have to do to get fired. The two highest paid outfielders on this team are Jason Bay and Bobby Bonilla. If my job security doesn’t speak for this organization, that certainly should.”

Alderson has one more year guaranteed on his contract with a team option for 2015. If his tenure has taught us anything, you can expect the Mets to exercise that option.