2023 Mets midseason grades: Position players

Francisco Alvarez has given the Mets a huge lift from the catcher position, where they struggled so much last year offensively.
Francisco Alvarez has given the Mets a huge lift from the catcher position, where they struggled so much last year offensively. / Al Bello/GettyImages
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IF Eduardo Escobar - 2023 Mets position player first half grade

1st Half Stats: 120 PA, .236/.286/.409, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 90 OPS+, 2 pinch-hit HR

Eduardo Escobar is no longer a Met as he was traded to the Angels on June 23, but he handled his role as a bench player after the callup of Brett Baty with the utmost class and professionalism. That, and a turnaround in production in May and June, led the Mets to get some prospect value back in return. A fun fact about Escobar's time with the Mets this season is that in four pinch-hitting assignments, he had three hits and two home runs. Pretty good for someone who lost his starting job early on.

Grade: C+

IF Luis Guillorme - 2023 Mets position player first half grade

1st Half Stats: 103 PA, .250/.324/.359, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 90 OPS+, -4 outs above average

Luis Guillorme has not been nearly as productive as he was last year, where he seemingly couldn't be retired at the plate and played great defense. This year, we are not getting either one of those things from him. His outs above average went from +6 in 2022 to -4 in 2023. That's not good for a defense-first player like Guillorme.

Grade: D+

C Tomas Nido - 2023 Mets position player first half grade

1st Half Stats: 61 PA, .125/.153/.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI, -21 OPS+, 5 runs scored

After his commendable offensive output last year, Tomas Nido was anything but that offensively this year, and is no longer on the 40 man roster because of it. Eventually, he was odd guy out when Omar Narvaez came back from injury.

Grade: F

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