Mets may soon have to make ‘tough’ Brett Baty-Mark Vientos decision
NY Post
The Mets might be reaching an inflection point at third base.
For about two weeks they have carried both Mark Vientos and Brett Baty in what has amounted to a platoon that has boosted the club’s offense but compromised its defensive flexibility.
Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil played all 19 innings of Tuesday’s doubleheader because the Mets had no true backup middle infielder.
Manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledged the Mets were holding conversations about how much longer the club can proceed with such an odd roster makeup.
“We gotta get through today, check with [Lindor and McNeil], see where we’re at,” Mendoza said before the Mets were swept in the doubleheader by the Dodgers on Day 5 of a 13-games-in-13-days stretch. “Obviously, we’ll ask for them to play [every inning] today, and we’ll see how it goes.”
The pair survived the pair of games, McNeil saying just that he was “fine” after another long day.
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