{"id":10180,"date":"2024-11-19T23:45:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=10180"},"modified":"2024-11-19T23:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:45:04","slug":"notorious-mets-killer-should-be-in-the-conversation-as-a-jose-iglesias-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=10180","title":{"rendered":"Notorious Mets killer should be in the conversation as a Jose Iglesias replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><\/figure>\n<div class=\"intro\">\n<p>It would be like asking The Joker to save Gotham City because Batman signed a deal somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/3\/01jczggrp0ef2j5mqmzs.jpg\" alt=\"Championship Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Mets - Game 4\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">If Jose Iglesias ends up elsewhere, the New York Mets have an abundance of younger alternatives to fill out the infield. It has yet to be determined who, if anyone, ends up traded away. Having options up the middle and at third base opens up many avenues. As much as we\u2019d love to see Iglesias back again with his fun energy, he might have played his way into a bigger role elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">We wish him well if this is the last we\u2019ve seen of him in a Mets uniform. It wouldn\u2019t hurt the Mets to bring in a veteran replacement. Someone who should be in the conversation is notorious Mets killer Paul DeJong. This man has hit .322\/.347\/.695 with 11 home runs against the Mets in only 124 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">The longtime shortstop whose career was mostly spent with the St. Louis Cardinals transitioned into more of a third baseman last year. Splitting his time with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals, he put together a 24 home run campaign in only 482 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">If the Mets want a veteran infielder on their bench and it\u2019s not Jose Iglesias, they could do worse than Paul DeJong<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">DeJong had a very typical year for himself at the plate. Slashing just .227\/.276\/.427 which closely matched the .229\/.295\/.419 for his career, he yet again proved to be a whole lot of \u201call-or-nothing\u201d when it came to hitting. Several seasons of hitting below .200 in the past, it\u2019s impressive how he continues to get as much playing time as he does.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">A transition into a bench role could go to either extreme. Less playing time could mean he gets cold for longer periods of time. One could predict the opposite. Less playing time means less exposure to situations where his numbers would drop. We won\u2019t know unless it happens.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">DeJong\u2019s move to third base last year yielded promising results defensively, especially when he joined Kansas City. He had an Outs Above Average of 4 for the year (which includes his time at shortstop) and a 19 Rtot\/yr category. Because he had only 239.2 innings, there\u2019s always a chance at some sort of a fall in a large sample size. He wasn\u2019t nearly as good at third base with the White Sox.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">In a good year, DeJong will hit 100 points lower than what Iglesias gave the Mets last season. He\u2019s going to wear Golden Sombreros. He won\u2019t unite the team with music. He\u2019s a match for the Mets under particular purposes. A veteran with a powerful bat and good defensive skills. There is plenty of thought the Mets could trade from their surplus of young infield talent. If so, DeJong is an option to consider. We already saw fellow Mets pulverizing Jesse Winker with the team. If you can\u2019t beat them, give them a contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Jose Iglesias ends up elsewhere, the New York Mets have an abundance of younger alternatives to fill out the infield. 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