A team with money should always have a good DH.
The National League used the DH in all 60 games in 2020 before going back to using it in AL parks only the following year. But since 2021, we’ve had a universal DH and the Mets haven’t been so great in the DH department, despite having the richest owner in the game.
It started off good for thea Mets with the DH in 2020, as they had the fifth-best OPS from the spot. Robinson Cano and J.D. Davis both had OPS marks over .900 that year when they were just hitters and Dominic Smith was incredibly productive, with a 1.364 mark, albeit in only 22 PA. The Mets did not have a full-time DH in 2020, as Pete Alonso led the way with 69 PA, followed by Davis (55) and Cano (51.)
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