No doubt a rising team, the Athletics from Parts Unknown were the winners in the buy low lottery for Jeff McNeil. Traded by the New York Mets to Sacramento for a 17-year-old prospect, he’ll become a veteran presence on a roster full of youth.
McNeil is projected to play second base and hit in a place Mets fans didn’t much care to see him bat, fifth.
It doesn’t make much sense. Hitting a spot above Jacob Wilson who batted .313 gives them a nice lefty/righty split in the middle. Mets fans who grew tired of McNeil hitting in the middle of the Amazins’ lineup might feel some agita flashbacks seeing this projection.