New York Mets: Imagining a Tim Tebow major league season for NYM

Ever wonder how Tim Tebow would perform in the majors? Based on the projections, it would not go well for the New York Mets.

Chances are, Tim Tebow will not spend much time, if any, with the New York Mets in the coming season. This does not change Tebow’s dedication to the game; he recently shot down the idea that he would look to return to the NFL now that Urban Meyer is the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He remains determined to live his major league dream.

Given his minor league numbers, it is difficult to imagine that he will get that opportunity. Over the course of his three years in the minors, Tebow has posted a .223/.299/.338 batting line with 18 homers and 48 doubles in his 1048 plate appearances, drawing 85 walks while striking out 327 times. The promise that he showed in 2018, when he was an Eastern League All Star, had disappeared in 2019.

It is still interesting to think about what it would be like if Tebow was to reach the majors. However, based on the projections, it may be far better to leave this as an academic exercise than to actually put Tebow on the Mets bench.

According to FanGraphs, Tebow would likely be the worst player in the majors. Over a projected 333 plate appearances, Tebow would produce a .166/.228/.261 batting line, hitting 12 doubles and five homers. He would draw 21 walks while striking out 135 times. That production would be worth a -2.9 fWAR.

There are obsticles to Tebow receiving that much playing time. Even if the Mets outfield was to be decimated to the point where they are bringing up their AAA roster, he is not on the 40 man roster, necessitating a move before he could be promoted. Even if he was to reach the majors, Tebow would likely be in a bench role.

Tebow has often proved people wrong in the past. It would not be a shock if he was to homer in his first major league at bat, considering he did that at each new level in 2017. But the majors are not a place for storybook ending or for dreams to come true.

If Tim Tebow reaches the majors with the New York Mets, the results may not be pretty. The projections say that he would be downright brutal.