A new year means heightened optimism and lofty resolutions, especially for fans of New York sports teams. After all, there aren’t many other places to go than up.
While New York City FC and Gotham FC have provided championships in their respective soccer leagues over the last three years, the Big Apple’s “Big 4” teams are still in a drought.
Since the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI in 2012, the New York City area hasn’t experienced a championship in MLB, the NBA, NHL, or NFL since.
That’s a long time for the Canyon of Heroes to be this silent for a local team.
As hope springs eternal in 2024, there are plenty of questions that need answering this year.
Here are some of the most pressing:
Top 10 questions surrounding New York teams in 2024
Can the Mets contend for the postseason in David Stearns’ first year?
President of baseball operations David Stearns has had an inauspicious start to life running the Mets.
A winter of depth moves was supposed to provide the support system for the acquisition fo Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto — believed to be worthy of a lone, big contract doled out by owner Steve Cohen this offseason.
But Yamamoto followed Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers and the Mets’ starting rotation is suspect, at the moment, behind Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana. They brought on Luis Severino and Adrian Houser, but that won’t move the needle much for a team that expects to at least be in the postseason mix this season.
The bullpen has been glued together and a legitimate designated hitter is still necessary to bolster the middle of their lineup. But this appears to be the team the Mets will roll into 2024 with; the only additions potentially coming from the farm system.
Top prospect Luisangel Acuna, an infielder, and No. 9 prospect Mike Vasil, a starting pitcher, could see the majors this year.
On paper, though, this team looks like the third-best option in the National League East by a considerable margin behind the Atlanta…
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