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Who is now the Greatest Living Met?

Jerry Koosman

1 votes

Darryl Strawberry

0 votes

Keith Hernandez

1 votes

Dwight Gooden

0 votes

Mike Piazza

4 votes

Jose Reyes

0 votes

David Wright

8 votes

Jacob deGrom

0 votes

Other (please specify)

0 votes

Benjamin Grimm Sep 03 2020 08:33 AM

There's a vacancy at the top

MFS62 Sep 03 2020 08:56 AM Re: Who is now the Greatest Living Met?

Koosman was to have his number retired this year, joining Seaver and Piazza as the only Mets players so honored. Since I always liked him and Jerry was here longer than Mike, I voted Jerry. Later

Edgy MD Sep 03 2020 09:36 AM Re: Who is now the Greatest Living Met?

I assume Willie Mays and Ricky Henderson aren't really eligible, because we're looking for most greatness as a Met. I go with Wright, with deGrom closing fast. Leave the door open for Tim Tebow, though.

kcmets Sep 03 2020 09:59 AM Re: Who is now the Greatest Living Met?

I reluctantly voted Wright over Kooz, by a hair or three.

smg58 Sep 03 2020 10:30 AM Re: Who is now the Greatest Living Met?

In terms of WAR (via Baseball Reference) in the orange and blue: 1. Seaver 76.0 2. Wright 49.2 3. Gooden 41.6 4. Koosman 39.4 5. Strawberry 36.6 6. DeGrom 34.8 7. Beltran 31.1 8. Alfonzo 29.6 9. Leiter 28.0 10. Reyes 27.9

Chad ochoseis Sep 03 2020 07:39 PM Re: Who is now the Greatest Living Met?

Tough call among a crop of excellent but flawed Mets. I went with Piazza, probably the best hitting catcher ever and the only other HoFer with a Mets cap. I'm wondering how he missed the top 10 in WAR. I guess six good seasons aren't enough in aggregate. A respectful nod to the always underappreciated Carlos Beltran; the Astros scandal doesn't change his Metly career.