Tim Tebow, hero to second-grade boys everywhere, is simultaneously a professional baseball player and a sportscaster. The Mets' most famous non-prospect will get to keep his old job while he tries out his new one.
Sandy Alderson acknowledges that Tim Tebow won't be available every day in instructional league because of Tebow's ESPN broadcasting job
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 8, 2016
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Tebow signed with the Mets on Thursday; his first step is playing in the team's instructional league, except for a few days a week, when he does college football work for the SEC Network.
Will Alderson allow Tebow to miss days while he tries to become an astronaut, or a fireman or president of the United States? Wait long enough and we'll find out.
It's easy to make fun of Tebow for this; good luck trying to figure out how he can be fully committed to the experiment when he's not fully committed to the experiment. One thing about it, though: Don't feel bad for the Mets.
Signing Tebow, Alderson said, is “an opportunity to associate with excellence"
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) September 8, 2016
Those are the words of a man who knows what he's gotten into: a decent play for attention that isn't really about Tebow making it to the majors. It's a fun little thing where everyone can hedge their bets. They seem to be on the same page.