Over these final 51 games the Mets need to make the best catch they can in center field.
That is one of many crucial challenges they face.
Don’t expect the Mets to go outside the organization to find a center fielder, sources say, so it will have to come from within. There’s also a chance that there could be a position twist to this vital position.
In Tuesday night’s rain-delayed, ugly 6-1 loss to the Reds at Citi Field Tuesday night, Brandon Nimmo was in center field instead of veteran Austin Jackson as they try to come up with answers for 2019.