5 upcoming Mets free agents helping their offseason stock with a strong September

An awesome September from these five Mets free agents to be is helping the team win and raising their personal stock.

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4) Jose Iglesias

The absolute hardest Mets free agent to predict is Jose Iglesias. If your Bingo card had him being this impactful of a player this season, you probably tossed it in the trash during spring training. His presence is easily the best story of the year both on the field and off.

Mr. OMG hasn’t slowed down either. His September has featured a .375/.403/.469 slash line. He leads the Mets with 24 hits. In the absence of Jeff McNeil and now Lindor, the team hasn’t missed a beat up the middle.

A fantastic defender, clutch hitter, and whimsical marketer, it’s difficult to imagine Iglesias wearing any other team’s uniform next year. But as a minor league free agent signing who has made plenty of stops elsewhere, it’s very plausible for someone to view Iglesias as an everyday solution at one of their infield positions up the middle. Could the Seattle Mariners who always seem desperate for some sort of high-contact hitter buy in and pay him to play every day?

Iglesias was never projected to get any big bucks nor will his continued success in September make him one of the more sought after free agents. Don’t underestimate him. Everyone else did at the start of the year, even the Mets who chose to go into Opening Day with Zack Short and Joey Wendle instead of the team’s savior.

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