With a season of offensive woe in the rearview mirror, further inspection of the New York Mets collective approach at the plate is due. Better put: it must be done.
The Mets scored runs via the home run in such a way that baseball elders wouldn’t believe. Offensive production was almost solely fueled by the long ball, a formula too often destined for failure. On May 7, Elias Sports Bureau determined that the Mets held a league-high 55% of runs scored on home runs. By season’s end, the team was wallowed away at 26th in runs scored.
The Chicago Cubs, in such a captivating way, scored the league’s third-most runs in 2016, while the Cleveland Indians ranked fifth.