Rebuild? Who needs a stinking rebuild? Not the New York Mets—this much is certain.
After acquiring four pieces—Edwin Diaz, Robinson Cano, Jeurys Familia and Wilson Ramos—young Brodie Van Wagenen is already feeling his oats. He’s already throwing his club in there as the NL East favorites for the 2019 MLB season, via SNY.
“Internally, we would argue that we’re the favorites in the division right now,” Van Wagenen told the team’s SNY network.
For a club that many believed would be on the rebuilding fast-track, it’s an interesting comment.
Ramos, the Mets newest addition and fresh backstop, was the topic of Tuesday.