2019 New York Mets: What to buy, sell, and hold with 100 games left

Buy: Team built on youth

The New York Mets might have a reportedly over-involved ownership group that is way too hell-bent on a certain budget. Fortunately, they have drafted surprisingly well over the last decade or so, but I suppose that narrative for is for a different day.

My point is that the New York Mets this season are thriving or failing in large part due to the performance of their young players. Sure the offseason was highlighted by adding veterans and trading away young players, but now that games are actually being played, the youngsters are rising to the top.

The Mets are led in home runs and RBIs by rookie Pete Alonso. stolen bases by Amed Rosario, and average and hits by Jeff McNeil. Let’s throw in Michael Conforto, who is second on the team in basically every category and you have a lineup whose production is coming from players still on rookie contracts.

While relying on a rookie for most of your offensive production is risky, Alonso is doing his job. Now that Jeff McNeil is back, it’s ideal they have at least one pesky bat in the lineup any given night. That guy is nearly impossible to get out, leading the team in OBP.

While all these guys’ actual stats will fluctuate throughout the course of the season, I wouldn’t expect things to change too much big picture. Who leads the team in all these categories now is likely to be leading by the end of the season as well.

I would buy into this young core of Mets players. Aside from getting shut down on offense a few times this season, I think the Mets can win with this lineup, as long as all else goes well, but I’ll get into that later.