Read: Johan Santana is Kind of a Big Deal
In a trio of articles for MLB.com, Marty Noble takes a look at the current state of the Mets, including their projected lineup.
He also discusses the effect Johan Santana will have on the entire team and answers a few mailbag questions revolving around…yep, you guessed it…Santana.
After analyzing the Mets, Noble offers the following as ‘the bottom line’…
“Are the Mets merely improved or vastly improved? Their defense and rotation clearly have been upgraded. The bullpen might be better. And if the other facets of their performance are improved, the offense doesn’t have to be as dominating as it was two years ago.
“The team’s greatest strength, however, appears to be that it has no conspicuous weakness.”
