3 reasons the Mets will win the 2023 World Series

Let’s get ahead of ourselves. Can the New York Mets win the 2023 World Series? Abso-lutely! Will they win it? There’s a good chance.

Expectations for the 2023 Mets are on the rise. Additions of Justin Verlander, Carlos Correa (maybe?), and others have made them an early favorite to win themselves a parade. Can they do it?

For these three reasons, you should clear your October and early November 2023 schedule. There could be a lot of Mets playoff games to watch and attend. When it’s all over, you’ll be at a parade.

1) NY Mets tasted defeat in 2022, added champions this offseason

A problem with the 2022 Mets is that the core of the team hadn’t experienced being in the postseason before, at least not together. It’s pretty important to at least get into the playoffs before you have a serious shot at winning it. Rarely will a ball club have a long layoff from the playoffs and go all the way.

The taste of defeat will, hopefully, only help the Mets in 2023. Helplessly sitting on the bench and watching the San Diego Padres mow down their batters should be plenty of motivation for every hitter to do better.

Bringing in Verlander and Correa (still, maybe?), a pair who have been to the playoffs plenty, is a great benefit to this Mets team. They’re the kind of leaders you want. They’ve been tested under the brightest lights. There’s a certain atmosphere when your colleague has a World Series ring and you don’t.

The Mets are now a nice mix of champions and guys with empty ring fingers. Finding that kind of balance is a nice strategy. More importantly, they’ve left a lot of room to get better.

2) NY Mets have a lot they can trade midseason to get better in 2023

I’m not confident the Mets will make another major trade before Opening Day. They could be waiting for the trade deadline when teams that expected to compete come up short and have to sell. Could this be when we finally see them unload some of their best prospects?

It’s smart for the Mets to focus on free agents while they can. It’s something you only get one shot at. Trades can happen anytime. Utilizing Steve Cohen’s wallet is the best offseason strategy they can implore.

Right now, the Mets would be making trades to upgrade certain positions or fill holes. There aren’t too many areas they could get better. They don’t have too many holes left either.

At the trade deadline, things change. Someone might be hurt and out for the year. Another guy could be hitting 100 points lower than expected. The trade deadline is the period to make one final correction to how you built your roster in the offseason. Whether you’re covering up a mistake you anticipated or one nobody foresaw, the Mets should have some valuable pieces to send elsewhere.

The Mets will undoubtedly be in the market for some sort of upgrades by the end of July. Loading up on expendable pieces with high value on the trade market will benefit them from getting over any humps they face in 2023.