The Mets look to solve their season-long woes against the Miami Marlins as they start a 4-game set at the House that Loria the Miami Tax Payers Built. [chat id="140" ]
Coming off an NL Player of the Week Award, Juan Lagares was named the everyday centerfielder, further cemented by Kirk Nieuwenhuis’ demotion to AAA Las Vegas. He has posted numbers like a .352/.400/.537/.937 slash and a .393 wOBA, albeit helped by a .462 BABIP, in July and has played plus defense at a prime position. [...]
Early in the season I supported the Mets having Jordany Valdespin in the MLB lineup. He has speed and power and the Mets future would not be Collin Cowgill. Then his play stopped justifying my faith. By the end of his time in the majors he was hitting .188/.250/.316 and was only 4 for 7 [...]