PostSportsPlus: Putting together a Mets MVP ballot shows just how great they’ve been
, it is Arenado, Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman, Francisco Lindor and Manny Machado .
In reality, if you follow a team every day, especially a winning club, you realize just how “valuable” so many players are. Twins center fielder Byron Buxton is a brilliant player … when he plays. He had made 85 starts in 122 games through Wednesday. Will the Twins miss the playoffs because his body just doesn’t allow him to play more? The idea, ultimately, is to Win, not to accumulate Wins Above Replacement.
But here is something I have thought about a lot: Would the Mets have a better record today if you replaced Alonso with a one-grade-lower first baseman or Diaz with a one-grade-lower closer? Essentially would you be better with, say, Pete Alonso and Pete Fairbanks or with Edwin Diaz and Yandy Diaz — the Petes or the Diazes?
But if you wanted to make Alonso second or first, yep, that is legit. He also has started 125 games. He didn’t start June 8 against the Padres after getting drilled in the hand the previous day by a 96-mph Yu Darvish fastball. But the guy is tough. He continued on. He has been hit by pitches 10 times, including once in the head.
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