Opinion: It's Sandy, not Terry.

Maybe we are delusional, maybe we are not, but when Sandy Alderson spoke at his press conference in early October 2010, he assured the franchise would be headed in the right direction shortly. Knowing he first had salary to dump---Beltran, K-Rod, Bay----Sandy could in turn acquire legitimate prospects, and free up money for major splashes. All the Mets stars from 2006, but one, are gone. Like it or not, the middle of the Met lineup has been traded, ignored, and battered. 

 Matt Harvey, the lone bright spot in Sandy Alderson's tumultuous tenure as GM, went down with Tommy John Surgery right as the Mets wrapped up another abysmal under .500 campaign under Sandy Alderson's regime. The Met lineup he acquired, while expensive but offensively sound, was a shell of its former self as the 2013 campaign winded down. 2014 was promised to be the year of change. 2013 should of been, but many of the Met prospects were ironing out their trade in Triple A---Wheeler, d'Arnaud, Mejia. Terry Collins has pushed every button possible in the now three and 1/3 years on board as skipper. The fact is, the roster has become so depleted since Sandy took over four long years ago, that Collins can only watch, beg, and plead his boss to acquire major league talent.

Curtis Granderson was a sign. Chris Young was a mistake. Bartolo Colon was unnecessary. Free agents from all over baseball signed elsewhere, and the Mets stood pat. The media had the answers though---it's money related. Sandy's hands are tied by the Wilpons. Reverting back to that 2010 press conference, Sandy assured us money would not be an issue. Four years later, he continues the same drawn out speech.

So many questions are being left unanswered as to why a New York franchise was stripped down to skin and bones, and not build back up. Sure, Travis d'Arnuad wasn't projected to hit .150. Chris Young, however, was projected to hit .200. It's mediocrity that is stained in Sandy Alderson's tenure and Mets GM. And the term mediocrity it putting it lightly. The 2014 Mets, barely built up from the tear down that occurred in 2011-2012, are on their way to another 70 win, 90 loss season.

Terry Collins may go, or Terry may stay. Collins has had his good--and bad--moments as Mets manager. Coaching a New York team with as many stars as the Mariners is a problem---Sandy Alderson's problem, not Terry's.