How Bo Bichette Signing Impacts Mets’ Lineup

If the Mets were going to make a big splash and add a middle-of-the-order bat via free agency, the expectation was that they’d land either Kyle Tucker or Cody Bellinger given their hole in the outfield that was created by trading Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien back in November.

The club made a real run at Tucker, reportedly offering him a four-year deal worth $220 million with a $75 million signing bonus, but he opted to join the back-to-back World Series champions in the Los Angeles Dodgers on a four-year...