Let's be totally honest: Benching Cespedes is probably not going to happen. Collins loves to say that he's sticking with what got them here, and Cespedes playing every single day was a big part of that. The problem is that he hasn't hit all month, his defense in center field has cost the Mets multiple runs and after hitting two homers on Saturday night, Michael Conforto absolutely has to start in left against righty Edinson Volquez. Collins should at least have something to ponder.
Cespedes struck out twice in three plate appearances on Saturday, dropping his postseason line to .