The hope the Mets can take from the upstart White Sox

By all accounts, this Mets season has been a lost one.

What happened

But if they're looking for a path to follow, they might just have to look throughout the field Friday at the once woebegone White Sox.

Mired in last place in the NL East at 58-70 with September right around the corner isn't where the Mets planned to be – or the return owner Steve Cohen projected on his investment in the second-highest payroll in the sport.

But the recent surge from their forced youth movement offers at least a little spark of hope. The Amazin's have won five of six and 11 of 15 despite a massive veteran sell-off at the trade deadline.

The bottom line

In short, the hope the Mets can take from the upstart White Sox is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.