We shouldn’t expect anyone within the organization to come out and say it, but it looks like Jeff McNeil has won the 2019 New York Mets second base job. Why shouldn’t he? Since his promotion to the big leagues, the guy has been one of the team’s best hitters.
By playing so well and unofficially winning the second base gig, McNeil allows the Mets to spend at other positions this winter. Hopefully, they actually do.
At the start of 2018, it looked like second base might be a need in the following offseason.