There might not be much for the Mets to play for, but Mets players are playing for their careers and livelihoods.
With nice nights from plenty of the offense — including newcomer Jonathan Arauz and the battling Daniel Vogelbach — and a couple of encouraging club pitching debuts, the Mets beat the Pirates, 7-2, in a series-opener in front of 23,151 at Citi Field on a rainy Monday.
The overall standings are significant for draft reasons: A lottery consisting of all the non-playoff teams will be conducted in the offseason. If the Mets wind up with a top-six selection, they would keep it. If the Mets’ first pick falls outside of the top six, it would be bumped down 10 spots because of their payroll.JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POSTThe Mets, who have the ninth-worst record in MLB, have reasons to lose — which do not matter to their players.
Pride matters, but so do players’ futures. Arauz, a flexible infielder who spent most of his season at Triple-A Syracuse, punched his first home run in his eighth Mets game and his sixth in 76 career major league contests. The 25-year-old from Panama flexed his glove at second base, too, robbing former Mets prospect Endy Rodriguez of a hit with a diving catch after sprinting to his left.
Carlos Carrasco placed the Mets in an early hole that the offense and a few new arrivals took care of.
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