PORT ST. LUCIE — Curtis Granderson is out to replicate his 2015 season, but is that asking too much of the veteran Mets outfielder?
Both Granderson and hitting coach Kevin Long are banking on not just replication, but improvement — even coming off a season in which the player was probably the team MVP, posting a .259/.364/.457 slash line with 26 homers and 70 RBIs.
Granderson, who turns 35 next week, has a simple explanation for his rebound 2015, after a disappointing first year with the Mets.
“I got injured twice in that last season before I became a free agent, so I missed a lot of at-bats,” Granderson said Wednesday.