The Crane Pool Forum

Cast your ballot NOW!!!! for the Crane Pool's 2024 Mike Piazza Award for Outstanding Mets Batter.

Regardless of one's playing position, a big part of the role of a baseball player is to make noise in the batter's box. What better place to produce runs? What better platform from which to create wins and winning opportunities?

Here's a blank ballot for you to copy and paste and type in ten best Mets in the category of batting box prowess.

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If you got a plate appearance for the 2024 Mets, you're eligible for a ballot appearance, and those who so qualify include the following:

• Luisangel Acuña
• Pete Alonso
• Eddy Alvarez
• Francisco Álvarez
• Harrison Bader
• Brett Baty
• Ben Gamel
• José Iglesias
• Francisco Lindor
• Starling Marte
• J.D. Martinez
• Jeff McNeil
• Omar Narváez
• Tomás Nido
• Brandon Nimmo
• Zack Short
• DJ Stewart
• Tyrone Taylor
• Luis Torrens
• Mark Vientos
• Joey Wendle
• Jesse Winker

Please don't overthink things until the thought of your vote paralyzes you with scrupulosity-related panic. But neither should you underthink things and turn in a ridiculous ballot that brings shame upon yourself and your progeny. Please instead try to think about things just the right amount of time.

Voting will remain open for one calendar week, but may stay open until the scheduled November 22 release of Wicked. Because who can think about anything when Wicked is on the big screen?

This is great. We can rank 'em by position. And by combined positions. And then after that, we can rank 'em by not position. What's next? The best Met of 2024 whose uniform number begins with the number "2"? Best blonde Met?

1) Francisco Lindor
2) Mark Vientos
3) Pete Alonso
4) Brandon Nimmo
5) José Iglesias
6) Francisco Álvarez
7) Starling Marte
8) Tyrone Taylor
9) J.D. Martinez
10) Jesse Winker

1) Francisco Lindor
2) Mark Vientos
3) Pete Alonso
4) Brandon Nimmo
5) José Iglesias
6) Francisco Álvarez
7) Starling Marte
8) Tyrone Taylor
9) J.D. Martinez
10) Brett Baty

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1) Francisco Lindor
2) Mark Vientos
3) Pete Alonso
4) Jose Iglesias
5) Brandon Nimmo
6) J.D. Martinez
7) Tyrone Taylor
8) Francisco Alvarez
9) Jesse Winker
10) Starling Marte