NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Former New York Mets catcher and Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, talks with Jacob ... [+] deGrom #48, left, and David Wright #5 before he threw out the first pitch before a game between the New York Yankees and New York Mets at Citi Field on June 9, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Getty ImagesThere’s a little bit of randomness involved in landing a franchise player. But no Mets icon was discovered as accidentally as Mike Piazza, who still seems bemused by the sequence of events in 1998 that brought him to New York and convinced him to stay. The acquisition of Francisco Lindor on Jan. 7 marked the biggest trade and biggest risk the Mets have made since the Piazza blockbuster. If the next Mets icon isn’t Lindor, maybe it’s Alonso, McNeil, Michael Conforto.

Source: Forbes March 27, 2021 08:47 UTC