NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Assuming the Mets don’t re-sign Daniel Murphy — and it doesn’t appear likely that they will — they’ll need to replace his offense.
As far as internal options go, the organization is very high on 21-year-old Dilson Herrera. But the Colombian hasn’t proved that he can cut it in the majors. Though it’s only a small sample size, Herrera has a career .211 batting average in 149 at-bats over two seasons.
Free agent Ben Zobrist is a proven commodity, and according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, he’s general manager Sandy Alderson’s No.