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New York Mets: Is Brandon Nimmo a Top Five Center Fielder?

The New York Mets are searching for a new center fielder this offseason, but there are only four in baseball better than Brandon Nimmo. According to MLB Network’s Shredder, Nimmo is the fifth-best center fielder in baseball behind Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, George Springer, and Alex Verdugo.

Brandon Nimmo since 9/1/2019:

.274/.433/.562, 162 wRC+, 20.6 BB%, 23.7 K%, 91.5 Exit Velo

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) July 25, 2020

For those who are not familiar with “The Shredder,” it has a recency bias.