The Mets are in the business of winning this year, which could make for some interesting decisions about how they handle their most promising prospects.
There is time for the Mets to get right. But salaries and reputations are not going to do that. It is up to this group to prove that they actually have a winning DNA.
Fewer games against each other plus top-to-bottom excellence in the AL East equals the heightened meaning of each of these games — and the teams know it.