NEW YORK -- Had the Mets missed the postseason in 2016, injuries would have been the culprit. From David Wright to Neil Walker to three-fifths of the pitching staff, the Mets endured countless maladies over the course of the summer. Even relatively healthy players such as Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera were not immune.
But injuries also opened the door for the surprise characters of the Mets' postseason run -- Seth Lugo, Robert Gsellman, Jose Reyes and others -- to take their places on the roster.