After holding off a late Marlins rally on Sunday the Mets prevailed 7–6 and have now won eight straight games, their longest winning streak since 2010. The Mets now sit alone atop the NL East with a 10–3 record.
Are the Mets, who haven’t had a winning season since 2008, serious contenders? They sure look like it.
After last year’s faulty 90-win prediction from GM Sandy Alderson (they fell short with 79), it’s about time, too.
For those who need a refresher on how long it’s been, Alderson took over following the 2010 season. At the time, the team had attempted to rebuild through free agency/and or pilfering its minor league talent for veterans. As such players as Jason Bay, Johan Santana, Luis Castillo, Francisco Rodriguez, and Carlos Beltran were taking up a significant portion of the team’s payroll—which would soon need to be slashed per the owner’s needs.
