The Mets’ infield veterans are proving their worth on multiple fronts

Earlier this week, Brandon Nimmo was sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas. While this was not a popular move with Mets fans, and for good reason, it illustrated something that has been quite obvious over the first two weeks of the season: the veterans that the Mets brought in or retained this offseason have paid off thus far.

As of October 2017, it felt absolutely possible, if not probable, that the Mets would be their typical, thrifty selves over the winter, which would lead to this year being a sink or swim season for a number of their high-level prospects. Without Jay Bruce, Nimmo is likely starting every day, or at least platooning with Juan Lagares, in the outfield. Without Adrian Gonzalez,…