This past winter, the New York Mets hired Chili Davis as their new hitting coach. Through their first series, his new hitting mentality has been working for them. The Mets scored 18 runs in their first three games against the Washington Nationals, winning two of them.
Last season, the Mets had the 29th best batting average in the majors, .234. Only the Philadelphia Phillies ranked lower. They only scored 676 runs and only had 649 RBI, both 12th in the National League. The team struggled offensively the whole year. They were very inconsistent and lacked run support for an elite pitching staff.