PT TOMORROW: NL East—Who will bat leadoff for the Mets?
Mar 3 2015
Manager Terry Collins recently told reporters that the leadoff spot is a question mark heading into spring training. Juan Lagares (OF, NYM) and Curtis Granderson (OF, NYM) are the two top candidates.
Ideally, Collins would like for Lagares to step up and claim the gig with a strong spring, but the team is mindful of not putting too much on the 25-year-old’s plate too soon. He has just 43 career PA as a leadoff man (.310/.326/.405 with 0 BB and 9 K) in two major league seasons. Lagares showed some improvement from his rookie season, but still has work to do. Though he sported a .285 batting average in the first half, it came with a below average 74% ct%, 80 HctX and .240 xBA. But he made some strides in the second half as...
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