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Grandy: Community work essential for players
- Updated: September 29, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Unless Curtis Granderson drives home five runs over the season’s final three games, he is going to set an unusual record. Granderson’s 59 RBIs would be the fewest ever by a player with 30-plus home runs, breaking the mark of 64 shared by Rob Deer and Felix Mantilla.
A low-average, high-power player for most of his career, Granderson has pushed that skill set to an extreme this year, batting .233 with 30 homers in 147 games. But the Mets will take it, particularly considering Granderson’s recent hot streak at the plate. Finishing 4-for-4 in Wednesday’s series finale against the Marlins, Granderson has reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances. The Mets’ top offensive performer last season, he is hitting .297 with 10 home runs, 24 RBIs and 26 runs scored over his last 26 games, improving his overall OPS to .792.
Most of that recent production has come out of the cleanup spot in manager Terry Collins’ lineup, after Granderson spent …
