The Yankees send a team out to begin the 2017 season in a division packed with talent and three other teams which, on paper at least, and better than they are. And the Mets send their team out there in a division in which their only competition are the Nationals. And yet, at the end of April, the Yankees are playing .600 baseball while the Mets have collapsed to last place and are playing .400 baseball. What’s up with that?
As with Everything, You Start At The Top
The Yankees have Brian Cashman, and the Mets don’t.