is not satisfied being a fourth outfielder, which is how he has spent the majority of the last two seasons.
"I don't see myself as a backup outfielder," he recently said, according to Daily News reporter Kristie Ackert. "I still feel like I can play every day. This is the time for me to show that."
Lagares and Brandon Nimmo have seen a significant increase in playing time due to season-ending injuries to Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes, and Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce being traded earlier in the summer.