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I don't think the Mets are 3 years away. I think they have enough young talent to make a Wild Card push in 2014 assuming Wheeler gets some big league seasoning in 2013 (as many are expecting he will). They'll have Dickey as the veteran stabilizer and then Harvey, Niese, Wheeler, and Gee behind him.
Not to mention other young arms (Familia, Mejia, etc.) firmly entrenched in the bullpen. Plus I think Duda and Captain Kirk have a shitload of potential. The problem the Mets have is they are notorious for stunting development of their young players by yo-yo'ing them between the Majors and Minors constantly. But they never seem to be able to fully commit to tanking a season for the sake of letting the kids play. They've contradicted themselves to many times as to what their plan is going forward. Just let this crop of young guys spend 2013 in The Show.
They'll have plenty of payroll space available for 2014 as well with contracts coming off the books, so they can actually go out and get a free agent or two to help supplement the promising young guys that they have. My only concern is that the Wilpons might end up pussying out and pocketing all the extra cash they'll have.
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