With more than a quarter of the season now in the books, here is where the Mets rank in one of the metrics that the front office often cites as one of the measures of production they look at.
MLB On-Base Plus Slugging
Catcher: .620 OPS – 25th
First Base: .695 OPS – 24th
Second Base: .759 OPS – 5th
Shortstop: .551 OPS – 28th
Third Base: .696 OPS – 17th
Left Field: .609 OPS – 28th
Center Field: .797 OPS – 6th
Right Field: .697 OPS – 18th
Aside from second base and center field, manned mostly by Daniel Murphy and Juan Lagares, the numbers paint a very troubling picture and points out why the offense is among the worst in baseball.
Areas which were identified as problematic last season, such as first base, shortstop. left field and catcher, have actually all gotten worse rather than better this season.
What this shows is clear evidence of what amounts to a very poorly conceived roster and the reason why this team is failing to score runs on a consistent basis.
Discuss this amongst yourselves.
