The Curious Case of Nick Evans

Gary Sheffield has been a pleasant surprise for the Mets — certainly not for his slow hitting start, but most definitely for his atypical, upbeat, team-first attitude.  And his teammates seem to love him for it. But I know one guy who probably wouldn’t have been sad if the Mets passed on the former slugger a few months back. A little under a year ago, Mets 1B/OF prospect Nick Evans made his major league debut, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs in 9-2 Mets’ victory.  From that point on, it seemed that Evans’ role with this team was upgraded from half-hearted “if” to an emphatic “when.” Now, all the team can ask is, “Why?” As of the last week of spring training, it appeared that his time...