Brandon Nimmo reflects on disastrous Mets season

Outfielder Brandon Nimmo can only enjoy his personal successes this season so much considering his New York Mets were essentially out of the playoff race well before the final week of August. 

"I think that if you wouldn’t have told me what our record was going to be, but you would have just told me like, 'Hey, these are what your numbers will be at the end of July,' then I probably would’ve signed up for it," Nimmo acknowledged while speaking with Mollie Walker of the New York Post for a piece published Wednesday.

Nimmo's 19 home runs as of Wednesday morning were already a career-high across a single season for the 30-year-old, and he was also batting a respectable .259 with 53 RBIs across 127 games at that time. However, the 60-73 Mets began Wednesday a last-place club that was nine-and-a-half games back in the race for a wild-card playoff spot. 

Nimmo, often mentioned as a potential future club captain, revealed he's already thinking about what he can offer the Mets next year. 

"Even if it’s not hitting more home runs or [for a] higher average or those kinds of things," Nimmo explained. "How can I be a better leader? Or how can I help this team in where we fell short this year? And just try and reflect on those things as well. So it has been a give-and-take process." 

Nimmo stayed with the Mets after he agreed to an eight-year contract reportedly worth $162M this past December. He noted that the deal gives him "comfort" as both a player and person. 

"They want you around for a long time and they want you to be a mentor to those that are coming up," Nimmo added about the Mets' commitment to him. 

While Mets All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso continues to be the subject of trade rumors and remains eligible for free agency after the 2024 season, the contracts attached to Nimmo and star shortstop Francisco Lindor suggest those two aren't going anywhere anytime soon. 

Nimmo hinted that reality gives him time to focus this offseason on "making sure that the team is cohesive and working together" after the Mets allegedly dealt with worrisome clubhouse issues throughout what became a disappointing campaign.