3 Mets players who need carry the team if Francisco Lindor’s injury lingers

2) Brandon Nimmo

The Mets chose not to move Brandon Nimmo into the leadoff spot on Saturday when Lindor was out. They, instead, opted to hand those at-bats to Jose Iglesias. He’s a natural fit to move back into the number one spot if Lindor misses any time.

Nimmo has gotten a bit of a pass this year despite challenging for several career-lows including his OBP that sat at only .336 entering Sunday. Despite already driving in a career-high 78 RBI and stealing 13 bases in 13 tries, it hasn’t been a very good season at all for the Mets outfielder.

The biggest problem has been his second-half slump. He came into Sunday batting .184/.287/.279 after the All-Star Break. A complete lack of power with just 3 home runs and 15 RBI turned what looked like an All-Star worthy campaign into one of his most forgettable ventures.

Will Nimmo figure it out? This isn’t necessarily a temporary slump. The .228 he hit in August was the second best batting average in any month this season. Like Lindor, Nimmo struggled to begin the year with only his typical high walk rate to save him.

In whatever role he could have in the final two weeks, Nimmo needs to start doing some of the heavy lifting burdened on Lindor for the last few months.