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While Jeff McNeil works his way back from the oblique strain suffered during spring training, the Mets continue to search for offense from second base.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both Brett Baty and Luisangel Acu\u00f1a have disappointed at the plate in McNeil\u2019s absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead of forming a decent lefty-righty platoon for Carlos Mendoza, the young duo has mostly flailed at the plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mets entered Monday\u2019s game against the Marlins with the worst OPS among second basemen in the majors (.306), and the two have combined to go 4-for-35 with a walk and 11 strikeouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Acu\u00f1a then went out and went hitless with a misplay on a grounder in the seventh inning of a 2-0 win over the Marlins at Citi Field Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That lack of production has been somewhat masked by having Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo ahead of them, as well as Francisco Lindor, who figures to be warming up. <\/p>\n
President of baseball operations David Stearns said prior to the game he hoped one of either Baty or Acu\u00f1a would take hold of the position until McNeil\u2019s return \u2014 which figures to be weeks away, since he\u2019s been unable to hit outside due to the inclement weather in recent days at Citi Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOffensively, both players haven\u2019t gotten off to the starts they would have liked,\u201d Stearns said. \u201cBrett had a really hot spring training and we saw the type of potential and quality at-bats he had. For him, it\u2019s just getting back to that approach and seeing some results. That\u2019s a big part of it at the major league level. You\u2019re gonna need to see some results to get that confidence back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baty\u2019s struggles come after he slumped last season after winning the starting job at third base and then lost the spot to Mark Vientos \u2014 who, like Baty and Acu\u00f1a, has gotten off to an ugly start at the plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can have some hits fall for both those guys, hopefully we can get one of them on a roll here,\u201d Stearns said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And he made it clear he\u2019d prefer to see one of them take control of second base for now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d love to see one of them take advantage of the at-bats and perform,\u201d Stearns said. \u201cThat\u2019s what someone like Mark Vientos did last year when he got an opportunity and solidified a spot at the major league level. You\u2019d love to see that from young players. I also understand it can\u2019t always happen at the exact moment we want it to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stearns said he has been pleased with both players on defense, noting Baty has adjusted to the new position faster than anticipated, considering his lack of playing time there, even in the minors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whenever McNeil does come back, one of them is likely headed back to Triple-A Syracuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor both these guys, if one of them does find their way back to the minor leagues at some point when we get fully healthy, there are gonna be other opportunities,\u2019\u2019 Stearns said. \u201cWe know that through whatever occurrence, they are gonna find their way back to the big leagues and get another shot. But I would love to see one or both of them perform at a really high level before we have to make those decisions and prove they\u2019re going to really contribute throughout the course of a year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mendoza has to figure out how to get the most out of the spot in the lineup, which meant he went with the righty-swinging Acu\u00f1a on Monday, even though Miami started right-hander Valente Bellozo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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