Everyone’s had that moment. You sit down at your partner’s house for dinner, ready for a home-cooked classic. The plate looks right, smells right, even tastes fine, but it doesn’t fully deliver. It’s not mom’s version, and you can’t shake the feeling that something’s missing. That’s where Brett Baty sits with the New York Mets. The meal is good, but it leaves you wishing for a little more.
What makes it tricky is that the surface looks great. Baty just turned in one of his best hitting months in August, piling up average and getting on base at a strong clip.