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The Mets’ outfield had Nimmo and not much else in 2021

Entering the 2021 season, the shallowest and most questionable positional group for the Mets was the outfield. When the season ended, the most inconsistent and volatile positional group was the outfield. It’s funny how that worked.

But there were a few expectations entering this year about the team’s group of young and experienced outfielders: Brandon Nimmo would field his position poorly, Dom Smith would outhit his liability in left field, and Michael Conforto would blossom into a star in his contract year. And though none of that happened, there were still a few bright spots in a mostly dark chasm of outfield play.