On multiple occasions this offseason, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has made a case for the New York Mets as the favorites in the division. As the curtain closes on the offseason, spring training gets into full swing, and rosters start coming further into focus, we examine whether the Mets new GM was overconfident or spot on with his proclamations.
Van Wagenen, has not been shy in making his opinion known that the team he has put together can go toe to toe with any of their NL East competitors, declaring for the other teams in the division to ”come get us” – as though the Mets were already winning the “race” and the division’s other squads have to catch up.