Mets Don't Believe They Can Commit to 'Full Rebuild' in New York and That's Just Dishonest

The Mets are one of the few teams in the NL this year that isn't in striking distance of a playoff spot at the trade deadline, so you'd think that would make scrapping the team and starting anew the obvious choice, right?

Wrong. Even with the team in such abysmal shape, the front office doesn't believe that it can commit to a "full rebuild" in New York, a claim that is blatantly dishonest.

Mets are committed sellers now, but they don’t believe they can do total rebuild in NY. Syndergaard is coveted by others (esp Yanks but many teams) but remains unlikely to be dealt now. The hope is 1 good start for Wheeler will draw interest. Vargas probably most likely to go.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 23, 2019

They have plenty of quality trade chips such as Noah Syndergaard that they could easily get a nice return for, but they're unwilling to let them go. Instead of trading them, though, they're only willing to (definitely) part ways with mediocre talents like Jason Vargas, which will get them a mid-tier prospect at best.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a Mets fan who doesn't want to see this team torn apart and put back together again. The Mets are below league average in runs scored and OPS on offense and ERA and WHIP on the mound. Everything about this team reeks of failure.

The #Mets are now committed to selling as the trade deadline approaches, @JonHeyman reports. https://t.co/pXJk4rFagy pic.twitter.com/RMoHUFHlL4
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) July 23, 2019

They have three prospects in the top-100, but only one of them is in Triple-A and close to being called up. The roster is populated with aging veterans like Todd Frazier, Robinson Cano and Jed Lowrie, who, by the way, literally hasn't even played a game this year. This team with this roster is going nowhere fast, and all signs point to a full-on rebuild being the best course of action.

So .... I guess they believe being a 77 win team forever is better than committing to a full scale rebuild?? #Mets https://t.co/VT9EyVNB0Z
— Nicolas (@nickmaetta) July 23, 2019

There's nothing to lose by selling. Not a soul in the world would blame them for rebuilding. It's just that Brodie Van Wagenen and his front office are too stubborn to admit that their offseason of splash acquisitions didn't pan out.

Pride is the only thing holding this team back from scrapping it all and starting from scratch.