You can debate individual moves pro and con, and fans will have different opinions. Some will support frugality in particular instances, others decry it. There is certainly a sound argument to be made for not overspending now to save money for signing as many pitchers as possible. I don’t think any of that is necessarily the problem. I myself feel that if you aren’t going to spend money, don’t waste it on the likes of de Aza or even Cabrera. Try Nimmo and Reynolds. That’s a matter of opinion that well-meaning Mets fans can debate and disagree on. Overall, though, what seems beyond debate is that the Wilpons lack soul, heart, spirit, or generosity. Yes, they do generous things, but only when it serves their agenda, which itself is erratic at best. They do not see team ownership as a public service or a living community. They regard the Mets as their possession, to monetize for their own private uses just like any other asset. Serving the fan base is clearly secondary, so much so that they don’t even pay lip service to it. What they want from the fan base is economic support, and they will price that as cheaply as they can get away with, not as a strategic plan to keep 3 or 4 of the 5 young pitchers long-term but as a calculation of short- and long-term profit. Not that they need the money, but neither did Madoff. He put himself in jail for money he didn’t need and couldn’t spend. Given who Murphy was to them and what he meant, and his loyalty and spirit and unprecedented role and performance in the playoffs, don’t sign him if you reason that is your smartest move, but at least communicate with the fans. Explain, grieve, thank, show a smidgen of decency. No, not these guys. Anyone who watched the three stooges receive the NL championship trophy on TV had to be embarrassed to be a Met fan: one self-righteous zombi, one don’t-ask-me-what-I’m-doing-here zombi, and one baby zombi who woke up on third base thinking he hit a triple.