CHICAGO – The MetsYou will never know, however. Willson Contrerascould have been the difference in a World Series parade or a first-round knockout. With an NFLFranchise quarterback or NBA superstar. Not necessarily an All-Star catcher. But the second-guessing comes with the territory when a New York team with the sport’s highest payroll makes small moves at the trade deadline and squanders a 10 1/2-game lead in the division. Sunday night’s abrupt ending felt particularly acute knowing that Jacob deGromCan become a free agency Max ScherzerThis summer, 39-years-old will celebrate.
“Everyone has to make their own decisions,” CubsMonday was the announcement by Jed Hoyer as president of baseball operations. “Everyone has to sort of run their own railroad.”
“How the East went extinct” and “Steve Cohen’s reactions” became storylines even before Mets manager Buck Showalter asked an umpire to check Joe Musgrove’s ears in a desperate attempt to rattle San Diego’s dominating pitcher.
