It’s as evergreen a statement as ever: The Mets have a big hole in center field. With the exception of brief stints from out-of-position sluggers like Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto, the team has struggled to get any production at all from that spot ever since the departure of Carlos Beltran, and this year is as bad as ever.
Over 262 plate appearances in 2019, Mets center fielders have combined to hit .197/.290/.307, the worst OPS in the division and third-worst in the majors. This even includes a serviceable 75 plate appearances from the currently-injured Brandon Nimmo, and without him the group ranks dead last in every meaningful category.