WASHINGTON -- As the Mets continue to chug toward what is looking more and more like a postseason berth, they are beginning to enjoy production from players -- Curtis Granderson the prime example -- who struggled for most of the regular season.
One conspicuous exception has been Travis d'Arnaud. Mired in a year-long slump, d'Arnaud has all but lost his starting job behind the plate; the Mets used Rene Rivera at catcher Wednesday for the third time in four games, despite it being a day game after a night game. The situation is far less about Rivera than it is about d'Arnaud, who has simply never become dangerous at the plate.