one ever asks Santa what he wants for Christmas. Rest assured, this Santa already has received his gifts, with no one from the triumvirate of Robinson Cano, Brodie Van Wagenen or Jeff Wilpon darkening any Mets hallways this upcoming season.
And in a weird way, there may be another thing that went “right” here since the season ended. The Mets traditionally have a holiday party, where players dress up as Santa and his elves and hand out presents. It seems like maybe this was a Covid casualty. It was a great thing for the organization to do and it seems more than likely that Steve Cohen will do something to benefit kids in a healthy, responsible way. But the Santa jinx had replaced the Sports Illustrated jinx as a dreaded curse. With no one playing Santa, the Mets have one fewer obstacle to their success in 2021.
So, what do you want this Christmas? Let’s cut to the chase and instead of giving gifts to each and every one of you, we’ll give gifts to your favorite millionaire ballplayers, things that will make their upcoming seasons go better than you could even imagine. With the power of the keyboard, here are my gifts to Mets players.
Pete Alonso – A BABIP in road parks equal to his mark in Citi Field. Last year he had a .292/.194 split.
Michael Conforto – A year free from any and all injuries.
J.D. Davis – A return of the missing 78 points of ISO to his season line.
Jacob deGrom – A seamless transition with his new catcher
Edwin Diaz – A BB/9 rate closer to 2018 rather than last year’s 4.9 mark
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