The New York Mets got out of the gate very slowly...to say the least. Most people wrote them off early on and often, and most critics had the Mets pawning off any veteran they could for anything they could get.
I guess no one could have anticipated the Mets being 5 games out of the NL wild card at the half way point in the season...and that Jose Reyes would be an early MVP candidate. Reyes is killing it right now, with several big numbers including 39 extra base hits, double digit steals and a surprising giddy up in his overall game. Reyes is playing the field well too and Carlos Beltran is on pace for 100 RBI's, something that he should do every year.
The Mets have also put together a make-shift starting rotation with power knuckler R.A. Dickey, Mike Pelfrey, rookie Dillon Gee and the surgically repaired Chris Capuano. The Mets have done well to stay in this race, and with the impending return of David Wright and Johan Santana, the Mets could become the second best team in the National League East.
If you look at this team on paper, the return of Santana is a key interest. If he's healthy, which he's on schedule to be, the Mets could really get good. It will be interesting to see where the Mets are on July 31st because that's the non-waiver trade deadline and the Mets could end up being a buyer if they are still in the wild card.
What a boon for the Mets that would be because they might actually sell out Citi Field for the rest of the season.
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