$350 Million Man Alex Rodriguez Puts the New York Mets Over the New York Yankees For One Major Reason

Alex Rodriguez is working in baseball even after retiring as a player. The former Yankees superstar has been working as an analyst after retiring. And also makes guest appearances to give his opinion on a number of baseball-related topics.

Having played for the Pinstripes, A-Rod has always praised the Yankees for being an esteemed organization. However, this time, the Yankees legend preferred the other New York team instead of the Pinstripes and praised them for their logical approach this offseason.

Known for his outspoken nature, Alex Rodriguez picked the Mets over the Yankees while discussing their signing strategy.

Alex Rodriguez criticized the Yankees while praising the Mets

Rodriguez recently made an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd and gave his opinion on team management. While doing this, he criticized the New York Yankees and praised the New York Mets for their offseason strategy. He seemed concerned over why the Yankees waited so long to extend Judge’s contract.

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Per A-Rod, it should have been done at least 4-5 years ago. When talking about the Mets, he praised them for being a proactive team, not a reactive team.

Rodriguez said “Going back to the Yankees, it just feels like they’re a dollar short, a day later every time and a bad poker player. But I mean, getting Aaron Judge is unanimous. You should’ve signed him 4-5 years ago…”

“The Mets do a great job. They let go of deGrom and before the ink is dry and he’s on the plane, they already brought in Verlander. So they’re playing very proactive chess versus reactive…,” A-Rod added.

And although A-Rod may be right on the management front, it will all come down to results. It will be very interesting to see which New York-based team has the better season in 2023.

The Mets have had a great offseason

The Mets have had a great offseason this year. From bringing in Justin Verlander to re-signing Brandon Nimmo and Edwin Diaz. The Steve Cohen-led team has done a lot to bring in their key targets while retaining impact players.

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The only thing left is to see how the team performs in 2023. Notably, even though the Mets won 100 games this year, they went trophyless in 2022.

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