The man who saved the New York Mets franchise from the white-knuckled clutches of an ownership too cheap to run it, has died. Ironically, when he finally sold his once-primary interest in the team, he ultimately sent it back from whence he came.
And what of Travis d’Arnaud, long ranked as the top catching prospect in baseball. Is he the next Buster Posey? Joe Mauer? Or is he more of a Russell Martin type? Or is he something more ominous altogether