Playing guys out of position always seems to work out well for the Mets. Not. If Smith is going to be Alonso's caddy, so be it. A start every two weeks and a couple of late innings for defense. But he kind of proved he's not a left fielder last year. Jeff McNeil's not a left fielder either, but at least he's got a little speed to make up for it. The problem is that they have too many bats for too few positions. What happens when (if?) Lowrie gets back? Cespedes? Smith is going to have to go down to Syracuse where he's got nothing to prove. If he could catch or play short, fine. But they can't really maximize his value at the major league level. On the one hand it's a happy problem to have, but it's still a problem.