Well, it worked last year; the Mets on Wednesday reacquired Kelly Johnson from the Braves.
When the Mets got Kelly and Juan Uribe in July 2015 (also from the Braves), there was suddenly a veteran presence on the bench, and it helped turn the Mets season around. The team is hoping for the same magic again.
Kelly Johnson is hitting just .215 with a homer and 10 RBIs in 49 games on a miserable Braves team. In exactly 49 games with the Mets last year, he hit .