In April, the Mets lacked a more representative Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo. Pete Alonso’s play dipped in May and Francisco Lindor’s in June. Through the second half the Mets have largely lacked dependable starting pitching amid a rash of injuries and underperformance.
There are real, tangible areas wherein the Mets have lacked this season, which has put their playoff spot in jeopardy and has given the NL East crown to the Phillies.
Have the Mets also lacked, less tangibly, within the clubhouse?
“They’re missing a number of presences, not only me,” Jose Iglesias said this week. “I feel J.D. [Martinez] and … [Jose] Quintana and all those guys. Everybody along the team over there, we did a fairly good job last 12 months connecting and supporting one another in good and bad moments.”
In April, the Mets lacked a more representative Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo. Pete Alonso’s play dipped in May and Francisco Lindor’s in June. Through the second half the Mets have largely lacked dependable starting pitching amid a rash of injuries and underperformance.
There are real, tangible areas wherein the Mets have lacked this season, which has put their playoff spot in jeopardy and has given the NL East crown to the Phillies.
Have the Mets also lacked, less tangibly, within the clubhouse?
“They’re missing a number of presences, not only me,” Jose Iglesias said this week. “I feel J.D. [Martinez] and … [Jose] Quintana and all those guys. Everybody along the team over there, we did a fairly good job last 12 months connecting and supporting one another in good and bad moments.”
