As the lockout stretches on endlessly, it can be easy to forget that there is still an offseason, and decisions will have to be made when the lockout (hopefully) eventually ends. Last season the Mets were in need of a third baseman, and instead of taking advantage of the platinum glover the Rockies were giving away for free, they again went for the stop-gap solution.
They started the season with J.D. Davis and his known defensive struggles penciled in as the third baseman. Unfortunately for him it was an injury plagued year, so they turned to Jonathan Villar to man the hot corner for much of the season.