Throughout the winter, I assigned grades to the Mets’ major transactions:
*Note: No grade was given in this article, since it was written before this series was conceived, but this was a great move
By-and-large, these grades have held up. There were concerns regarding what would happen to Jeff McNeil when both Cano and Lowrie were acquired, but the Mets held on to him instead of using him as a tool for dumping salary. Now, he’ll likely enter the season as the starting 3B before eventually shifting back to left field, demonstrating the value a flexible, good, young hitter has.