With Starling Marte back on the injured list and Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo battling some more minor ailments, the Mets have an interesting cast of characters on the position player side at the moment. Some of the lineups they’ve been trotting out—Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader especially comes to mind—make me wonder whether I’m writing a King of Spring Training post or a meter. The Mets lineup was pretty feast or famine this week, beginning the week with a rousing 11-2 victory over the Cubs and taking two out of three in that series, but then looking absolutely horrendous over the weekend against the Braves and getting shut out twice before finally rebounding in Sunday’s game to avoid the sweep.
Mets Player Performance Meter: Position players, August 7-13
