New York Mets: Five best left fielders in franchise history
4. George Foster
Number four comes from the 1980s. After 11 years with the Reds, George Foster was traded to the Mets for three players. After a 52 home run season and three straight seasons of leading the league in RBI, the Mets were expecting big numbers. He never reached 50 home runs again but he did perform well. The power numbers were down when he arrived in 1982 as Foster drove 13 home runs and accumulated 70 RBI while hitting .247.
The batting average never peaked higher than .269 but his next three seasons did see the power numbers rebound. In 1983 he hit 28 home runs, 24 in 1984 and 21 in 1985. Foster averaged just over 84 RBI a year from 1983-1985. In August of 1986, after relegating Foster to backup duties, released Foster and replaced him with Lee Mazzilli. Though the power numbers had been respectable, he never was the same as the guy that played for the Reds and Kevin Mitchell took over left field on an every day basis.
As a fielder Foster was solid. He kept his fielding percentage at or near.980 when he was at his peak. He was not a Gold Glove winner but he got the job done sufficiently. Foster edges out Floyd for fourth on this list because he was healthier so he put up higher numbers at the plate. Floyd never matched his 30+ home run season and Foster had three straight solid seasons. Foster sits firmly as the number four guy on this list.