3 Mets predictions everyone looks like they got correct

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There are some preseason New York Mets predictions fans would agree on and then there are those you’d be on an island all by yourself with. Not everyone saw Tommy Pham as a good choice. A few people had optimism for what Eduardo Escobar could do.

A big part of making predictions is getting a bunch of them wrong. If anyone was all that good at predicting a baseball game, they’d probably use those clairvoyant skills in another field.

Less than two dozen games into the year, which Mets predictions does it look like everyone got correct?

1) NY Mets prediction everyone got right: The team needed to re-sign Brandon Nimmo

Remember when Brandon Nimmo was “just a fourth outfielder” a few years ago? Mostly everyone seems to come around to realize how important he is to this ball club. On offense and defense, Nimmo is one of the best center fielders in the game. Whether you want to look at statistics or the eye test, the proof is there.

When Nimmo hit free agency it was clear how important it was for the Mets to retain him. The free agent options for the position other than Nimmo were scarce. Aside from moving Starling Marte to center field, there wasn’t much else they could do to get anywhere near the same kind of production.

Nimmo has been living up to his contract to start the season. Although it came out to be much pricier than I think even his biggest fans would’ve predicted, everyone was immediately discussing the importance of keeping him in New York.

If you did predict Nimmo’s importance, good for you. You’re one for one. You’re hardly alone. It’s still worth a light pat on the back.

2) NY Mets prediction everyone got right: The rotation needed Kodai Senga

Kodai Senga has much more to prove before his jersey hangs from Citi Field. Three starts into his MLB career, he has looked really good. He hasn’t dominated and the opponents he has been matched up against aren’t all that scary. Nevertheless, having him on the roster has proven valuable.

Senga is the youngest new Mets starting pitcher on the roster this season. We know the advanced age of Justin Verlander and Jose Quintana. Add in the candles on Max Scherzer and Carlos Carrasco’s birthday cakes, the Mets have an older than normal pitching staff. Tylor Megill and David Peterson help lower the average age a little bit in the interim.

Senga’s effectiveness has given the ball club a much-needed sense of relief early on. Especially with questions from everyone else to step on the mound with maybe the exception of Megill, it’s good to have a pitcher who has shown he’s probably the right guy for the job.

The one game he hasn’t won took place last Friday when the Mets forced the Oakland Athletics pitchers to work overtime. The 17-walk game threw Senga’s timing off. It’s one of the things he’ll need to get used to. The Mets hitters love to draw walks. He can expect more of it in the future.

So far, Senga has been a welcomed addition as many Mets fans predicted he would be. You’re now two for two. I can guarantee you got this last prediction correct as well.

3) NY Mets prediction everyone got right: The offense needs improvements

Who didn’t have their doubts about the Mets offense? When you end your season in a one-hit shutout and do very little to change things, you’re going to create some doubts.

The Mets hitters haven’t done a whole lot of hitting. They reach base but with already a handful of shutouts before they’ve even started their second homestand of the season, we can definitely see how anyone who predicted bad news for the offense was correct.

The Mets have been making moves to try to correct this. Brett Baty is in the majors now hoping to spark a little more power and average. Meanwhile, Francisco Alvarez has sputtered and the ball club continues to get very little from several others. This is a lineup that, at least early on, has been relying almost exclusively on Brandon Nimmo to get on base and either Pete Alonso or Francisco Lindor to drive him in.

It’s far too early for us to assume the Mets will finish in the bottom half of runs scored. The more Baty plays, the more we can expect him to beat what Eduardo Escobar had delivered. Mark Canha is much better than he has been thus far. Starling Marte and Jeff McNeil are getting on base a lot. They just need to make more use of their bats.

Some Mets fans may have predicted doom and gloom for the offense. This isn’t quite the case. They’re finding ways to score runs. However, they’re also leaving men on base and getting a little too eager to draw a walk. Put those Louisville Sluggers to work, boys.

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