Mets Monday

The Mets are winning baseball games.  I repeat, the Mets are winning baseball games.  I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the Mets since my mom grew up a huge fan of theirs, but I didn't grow up in NY so I was subjected to the Pirates.  My mom is now a Pirate's fan as well, she's been through years and years of heartache but now, both teams are finally good.  There's a potential Wild Card match up in our midst, I think that might be a tough one for her, but she's too invested with the Pirates to give up now.

Anyways, there was a point in time where David Wright was the only Mets' player worth owning in fantasy leagues.  Now as I take a look at the top performers, it seems like everyone is donning the blue and orange unis.  Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, and Jacob DeGrom are all of course no brainers across the board.  The only one who I can see maybe not being owned would be Syndergaard, but after his performance on National TV last night, he's being snatched up quicker than VCRs on Black Friday in 1992.

As the Mets continue to make their playoff push, here are a few other Amazin's you need to have on your team for your fantasy playoff run:

Lucas Duda (1b/OF):  Owners of Duda were getting a little frustrated with his lack of production earlier in the season.  But to say he's come around is an understatement.  The dude is flat out RAKING.  Here's the stat of the day that is absolutely crazy: 1st player in Mets' history to hit 9 home runs in 8 games.  NINE HOME RUNS in EIGHT GAMES.  Sorry, I got a little bit excited just because I love crazy feats of greatness on the diamond.  The man had 30 home runs last year, and these days being able to hit 30 home runs isn't anything to slight.  He deserves to be owned in 100% of leagues, but right now he's only owned in 74%.  Get on it!

Curtis Granderson (OF): Granderson certainly isn't the man he once was when he blasted 40+ home-runs in back to back seasons in the Bronx.  These days, he's batting lead off and enjoying a nice surge in power.  He's got 17 home-runs so far this year, and looks like the Grandy of old.  His OBP is up 20 points from last season so he's getting on base, scoring runs, and has 9 stolen bases to boot as well.  Not bad. He's not going to get you the RBIs most power hitters will provide because of his spot in the lineup, but he is contributing to other much needed categories.  Owned in only 57% of leagues, I'd scoop him up as well.

Travis d'Arnaud (C): He started off the season so well, and I picked him up early on as my starting catcher, Evan Gattis, was having his major struggles.  Unfortunately, his bones have been glass this year and has been on the DL already twice this season.  However, he's now back and will certainly join in on the high octane offense fun.  The former supplemental first rounder, was hitting over .300 before he went to the DL and had 4 home runs at the beginning of the season.  Had he remained healthy, I would have predicted around 18-22 home runs, and for a position that doesn't have a lot of depth, that would have been good enough for me.  As the wear and tear begins to take a toll on other catchers around the league, d'Arnaud should be healthy for the long haul and is worth a spot on your roster.  Owned in 33% of leagues, d'Arnaud will provide much needed offense to the catcher position.

The Mets should be able to keep up the hot streak so as this continues, look for their players to do the same.  I leave with you a ballad of the old time Miracles.