Mike Vorkunov of the NJ.com asked the question today, “Would David Wright move out of his No. 3 spot in Mets lineup?”
While Wright has pretty much owned the No. 3 spot over the last five years, the Mets captain is not averse to making a switch if that’s what the team wants.
Wright has batted there three times this spring. But an occasional migration from the No. 3 spot in the order makes no difference to Wright, he says.
“There might be some guys that, maybe, their ego gets affected where they hit in the lineup,” he said. “I’m not one of them.”
“If Terry says ‘Hey look, the best thing for the team is for you to hit second, the best for the team is to hit sixth’ – I don’t care. I’m at the point now where it’s not about ego, it’s not about numbers for me, it’s about winning. If the coaches think it gives us the best chance to win — me hitting second — where do I sign up?”
While teams for man years have batted their best hitter either third or fourth, analysis by Beyond the Boxscore maintains that the team’s No. 2 hitter should be where your best all-around hitter bats.
Collins has been experimenting with Wright batting second this Spring, but hasn’t said if that’s something we’ll see in the regular season.
