Amazin' Avenue · Apr 20, 2021
The Mets are shifting like they never have before
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images When the new Mets leadership took over in November and the Wilpons out of the equation, one of the hopes was that the Mets would finally be able to modernize their front office to the current game—something the Wilpons were never capable of or willing to do. One of the reasons the Mets seemed to consistently underperform their true talent level was that the team’s braintrust never grasped the quickly evolving modern trends in the game, failing to put players in better positions to succeed.