A new era of virtual New York Mets baseball has begun. Tom Seaver is gone and the new ace of the Mets expected to open the season as the number one guy in the rotation is Craig Swan. That’s because, in our 1977 simulation, Jerry Koosman suffered an injury that will cause him to at best miss all but one month of the 1978 season.
We did see a few positives from our 1978 simulation. Lee Mazzilli stole bases like a mad man. Unfortunately, his wheels aren’t enough to help carry the franchise.