With Yoenis Cespedes still recovering from ankle surgery and slated to return mid-season (at the earliest), going into the 2019 season, Juan Lagares is slated to be the New York Mets‘ Opening Day center fielder.
Personally, I’m a fan of Lagares. He’s a former Gold Glover and one of the best defensive players in New York Mets history, as well a solid right-handed bat off of the bench over the past few seasons. Despite his more positive traits, Lagares does have some downsides as well.
His career .260 batting average is not terrible by any means, but his career OBP is only .