Mets now have a good problem on their hands. I don't know if I trust Herrera just yet, to take the reigns every day... but we certainly know that he has that potential moving forward.
Wilmer has really settled into his own these last couple of weeks. The bat we heard about it turning around. I imagine that he had the same problem Duda had when he came up - lack of confidence in his fielding that negatively affected his hitting.
I read somewhere that Flores only has 1 error at SS. That's perfectly fine. The report on him is lack of range but can handle most nearly everything that he gets to. Read another report that said that his range only appears bad because he looks so gangly and slow. He's actually taller than most shortstops in the league, which mean his strides are longer and his wingspan is longer. Apparently the range flaw is overblown, according to the second set of reports i'm referencing.
Syndergaard got lit up last night 5-6 ER in 4 IP. Not the best. I wonder if they'll keep holding him out until he starts showing consistency, or if they decide its not worth it anymore, like they did w/ Wheeler, and call him up to start next season. I'd imagine the former, as it moves his super 2 date even further back.
Matz 3 ER in 5 IP. I think that's a fine line.
Reynolds is in a slump. Imagine that if Flores keeps his hitting up and continues limiting his errors at SS, he'll be hard to move out of that position, no matter how well Reynolds is doing. I imagine Reynolds is up to start the year next year, too - whether that be in Zil's predicted utility role or in a starting role if Flores messes up.
As for what to do w/ Murphy because of Herrera... if the FO feels that Herrera can provide what Murphy does moving forward on the get-go... then they have a VERY valuable piece to deal for another hitter.
Couple that with Colon, one (or both) of Gee/Niese, and perhaps a prospect like Montero... that should be able to get you a bonafide LFer. Very promising for our offseason outlook in regard.