FanGraphs — one of the most trusted and comprehensive sites for baseball analytics — has updated its 2020 list of projected “wins above replacement.” For those who don’t know, WAR is a complicated metric used to measure players’ contributions to their team. And surprisingly, the New York Mets are listed at No. 6 in those regards with a WAR of 44.
This comes as a shock to most because, despite the Mets’ talent, few would consider them to be one of the very best ballclubs in the league.
The total number that FanGraphs posts for each team is a calculation of the combined WAR of each position, which includes both offensive and defensive aspects.