With the new acquisition of Robinson Cano, last year’s breakout performer, Jeff McNeil, isn’t likely to start at the keystone for the New York Mets in 2019.
Cano and Edwin Diaz are Mets now. Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Justin Dunn, Jarred Kelenic, and Gerson Bautista are no longer. This shocking turn of events forces us to re-examine the Mets roster, including figuring out where McNeil will slot in for the 2019 season.
Prior to the Cano trade, Brodie Van Wagenen had “penciled in” McNeil to begin the 2019 season as the Mets’ starting second baseman.