Going back to a poll that got lost in the shuffle of The 2008 Met of the Year Award, I asked which player would be the breakout start of 2009 -- here are the results:
Daniel Murphy -- 55% (94 votes)
Jon Niese -- 15% (27)
Bobby Parnell -- 11% (20)
Eddie Kunz -- 5% (10)
Mike Carp -- 4% (7)
Nick Evans -- 4% (7)
Other -- 2% (4)
If Carp is going to have a breakout year, he'll be doing it with the Seattle Mariners.
No surprise that Murphy led this list. He provided a spark and a glimmer of hope at the end of 2008. He also advanced to the Elite 8 in the 2008 MotY bracket, the lowest seed to do so.
Hopefully all of these players have a big (positive) impact on the 2009 Mets season.
Next poll: Which free agent pitcher would you prefer? (Poll in the right sidebar)
