1966 would have been the most successful the early Mets would have been. Solid pitching and defense, along with a blossoming young lineup would have put the Mets on the brink of seeming success. Gil Hodges and General Manager Bing Devine would have looked at the 1966 roster and thought that a few additions, hopefully [...]
The now $4.2 million-richer Lucas Duda had a coming out party in 2014, belting 30 home runs, driving in 92 runs with an OPS of .830, an ISO of .228 and a WRC+ of 136. He excelled in both standard and advanced metrics and most importantly, created an affordable, viable cleanup hitter for the Mets [...]