The Mets have a bit of a bench problem. Currently, they’re on track to roster all three of Dom Smith, Robinson Canó, and J.D. Davis, a group of highly redundant players. Davis at least hits right-handed, but Canó and Smith represent a particularly conundrum. Yes, Smith can stand in the outfield and Canó “might” be able to still play second base, but both of their primary roles would be as non-elite hitting, left-handed DH / bench bats with extremely limited defensive utility. Even with the universal DH making bench flexibility less of an important sticking point than it used to be, that’s a sub-optimal roster construction.
One Last Move: Finding a Dom Smith trade
