The Mets won both their series this week, largely thanks to the performance of their young players. Even though this week’s meter has a somewhat all or nothing quality to it, it’s been a week that has to make anyone feel at least a little optimistic about this team’s future.
Check out those fireballs. The Mets had five players with a wRC+ over 200 for the week and four of them were young guys. Let’s start with the biggest breakout of them all. Dominic Smith is making the most of his limited playing time to prove to the Mets he belongs here.