Mets GM Sandy Alderson ripped on Twitter for 'not needing' Giancarlo Stanton

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Mets general manager Sandy Alderson may have been joking, but fans aren't finding him very funny.

During his Sunday chat with reporters at baseball's Winter Meetings, Alderson at first gave a kidding response to the club's inaction on the Giancarlo Stanton front.

“With Brandon Nimmo in right field? We just didn’t feel we had a need there,’’ Alderson said in his tongue-in-cheek way, then quickly praised Nimmo.

Well, Stanton is joining the Yankees, and there are many people on Twitter who aren't too thrilled with Alderson and the Mets right now:

Does anyone else just feel embarrassed? Because after listening to Sandy Alderson's comments upon arriving at the winter meetings, I feel angry, despondent, and quite frankly, a little ashamed. (by @BrianErni) #Metshttps://t.co/dFaZcES8f8 — The 7 Line (@The7Line) December 11, 2017

Sandy Alderson on why he did not pursue Giancarlo Stanton: “With Brandon Nimmo in right field, we didn’t feel that we had a need there” as reported by @NYPost_Mets



This is just absolutely ludicrous to me, and cannot be a reason you don’t pursue a powerhouse player like Stanton — FalseMets (@FalseMets) December 11, 2017

These comments from Sandy Alderson do nothing to make any of us feel good. — Joe DeMayo (@PSLToFlushing) December 10, 2017

The Mets are an embarrassment and I truly feel sorry that their fanbase has to deal with this nonsense year after year.



And to make matters worse, Sandy Alderson makes jackass comments, spitting in the faces of the fans. — Mike Karatay (@MikeKaratay) December 11, 2017

I really wish Sandy Alderson would just play Bill Belichick to reporters. #keepyourtrapshutplease 😒 — Cito Orellana (@Cito_da_gunman) December 10, 2017

I would just like to know what is wrong w sandy alderson — ashley (@ashleyiervolino) December 11, 2017