For most of the season, Mickey Callaway and pitching coach Dave Eiland have been quietly waging a fight within the organization to upgrade the Mets’ defense. It has been an uphill battle.
Improving the defense cannot happen overnight, but it better change before next season.
“If you are going to build a team around pitching, you better value defense,’’ one scout said Tuesday night. “The Mets better start valuing it.’’
When Callaway was asked about the importance of defense throughout the organization, the manager spelled out what must be done moving forward.
“I think with who we have on the mound in our organization, I think defense needs to be paramount,’’ Callaway said on a night the Mets played solid defense and beat the Giants 6-3 at Citi Field.