Young pitching, second year manager and they brought in a big bat. There are lots of expectations on this Mets team….in 1985.
Dwight Gooden won 17 games and struck out 276 batters at the age of 19, but what would he do at 20? Ron Darling won 12 as a rookie, but why only two in the second half? Carter starred for 10 years for the Expos, but why didn’t they win one pennant? Was it wise to trade Walt Terrell, a starting pitcher, and Brooks, the starting shortstop? Or was another big tumble about to be taken by the only team in baseball that traded Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan and Jerry Koosman?
Source: METS’ ARCHITECTS LOOKING FOR ROOM AT THE TOP – The New York Times