After moving from Buck Showalter to manager Carlos Mendoza, the New York Mets haven’t noticed much change in their winning percentage. Last year, they won 46% of their games; this year, they’re winning 44% entering play today.
But unlike last year, the Mets didn’t go all out this past offseason, spending massive amounts of money to try buying a World Series. They knew this year would be a bit of a down year.
However, that didn’t prevent team president David Stearns from adding six-time All-Star slugger J.D. Martinez after sitting unsigned for several months as a free agent. Martinez, who was inked to a one-year, $12 million contract, has responded with a strong season.
But he’s not expected to re-sign with the Mets next season, and depending on how they perform between now and the July 30 MLB trade deadline, Martinez could be shipped out of town.
