Mets Leftfielder Michael Cuddyer Announces Retirement

Last night, Mets leftfielder Michael Cuddyer announced his retirement. This is coming off an injury plagued 2015 season where he only hit .259 with 10 homers and 41 RBIs. He never gave the Mets the kind production they were hoping for. He was going to get $12.5 million this year, but his early retirement allows the Mets to have some extra money freed up to sign some other free agents for centerfielder or the bullpen. Hopefully Cuddyer's retirement means that they will make an attempt to resign Yoenis Cespedes. They now have plenty of money to spend in order to resign him. Cudder was a lifetime .277 hitter with 197 homers and 794 RBIs in 15 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets. He was a two-time all-star. He also won a Silver Slugger Award. His best season came in 2013 with the Rockies when he won the batting title with an average of .331 with 20 homers and 84 RBIs. I wish Cuddyer the best of luck in his retirement. I could see becoming a manager or coach in the future. In the meantime, it would be great if the Mets hired him as the bench coach for this coming season with Bob Gueren leaving for the LA Dodgers.