HOUSTON — Here is an important question for the Mets — do they know they could be the Nationals right now?
Their strength, the rotation, is Washington’s strength. Their weakness, the bullpen, was Washington’s weakness. They did not get off to a great start, but it was way better than 19-31, a record so bad that Nationals vice president of international operations Johnny DiPuglia joked, “In May, I thought we’d all end up working at the Salvation Army.”
The Mets went 12-7 against the Nationals this year to which Washington GM Mike Rizzo said, “They played us as tough as anyone all year.