The New York Mets aren’t only auditioning players for their 2019 team. The losing season allows guys who may not return next year to show off what they can provide any team. For catcher Devin Mesoraco, he’s not only trying out for a new contract to rejoin the Mets. Mesoraco will spend the rest of 2018 attempting to win a starting job anywhere at all next year.
Thus far, Mesoraco has failed to secure a starting gig in the future. Above everything else, he comes across as the right-handed option in a platoon.
There are reasons to bring Mesoraco back.