Tim Britton in The Athletic: [bLOCKQUOTE]Why Darin Ruf makes sense for Mets Since their acquisition of Daniel Vogelbach 10 days ago, the Mets have been looking for a right-handed hitter to platoon with him at DH. Darin Ruf fits the bill, having made a career out of mashing left-handed pitchers. Ruf's career OPS versus southpaws is .929; it's .886 this season. J.D. Davis was supposed to fill that role himself, but he's shown reverse splits ever since 2019 and has struggled regardless of pitcher handedness this year. The Mets are taking a quantity approach with their prospect package, including pitchers Thomas Szapucki, Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour. Szapucki will be out of options next spring and New York recently moved him to the bullpen. Zwack and Seymour were draft picks last summer.[/bLOCKQUOTE]