Mets: Planned days off is baseball’s new poor planning strategy

Like most MLB teams, the New York Mets believe in planned days off for their position players. It’s a trend in baseball that needs flexibility.

Last Sunday, I was displeased to see the New York Mets do the predictable thing and put together a lineup without its best players. With a chance to win 3 of 4 against the Chicago Cubs, they slimmed their own chances by sitting Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil.

Instead, we were treated to an outfield of J.D. Davis in left field (makes sense), Juan Lagares in center field (yet again), and Carlos Gomez in right field (why?).

Up against lefty Cole Hamels, who has been the team’s best pitcher this season, the Mets fought for most of the game until the…