If you ask any fan of the New York Mets what the current number one strength of the team is, almost no one will answer “defense.” Over the past several seasons, the Mets have continuously been plagued by poor team defense at nearly every position.
Their defense has cost them everything from a heartbreaking Subway Series loss to the Yankees (I don’t need to remind anyone about Luis Castillo‘s dropped pop-up, even though I just did) to a pivotal World Series game in 2015.
But enough about their defensive failures for one article.