Curtis Granderson on benefit of Mets moving in the fences: 'We'll see'

NEW YORK -- Whatever the outcome of the Mets' decision to move in the fences at Citi Field will eventually be, Curtis Granderson is not ready to say it will be a boon for him or his teammates.

The Mets began another refurbishment of their ballpark last month as they move the walls in right-center field and right field closer to home plate. The new dimensions of the park are not yet know but they should be beneficial to left-handed hitters like Granderson, at least in theory.

Granderson, however, will see how the renovated park plays first.

"I think it's going to be one of those things where we're still going to have to wait and see," Granderson said, speaking at the New York Public Library where he was marking the partnership between the Mets and Citi and a $138,000 donation made by the bank.

"There weren't a lot of balls where I was like man that one would have gone out if it was in a different stadium. Because there was definitely some that would have gone out in any stadium. Whether that's us hitting them or the other team hitting them."

Granderson is thought to be a primary beneficiary of the new fences. General manager Sandy Alderson said in September that he believed the old contours had cost Granderson seven home runs that he would have netted with closer fences.

Yet, Granderson believes that the park was fair to him in 2014.

He does not know yet where the new walls will stand, having only seen preliminary photos on social media like everyone else. Instead, he imagines, that unless it's a much more drastic change, then the move won't have great ripple effects.

"Anytime you get a chance to see something that's smaller the chances of you succeeding or hitting the ball out of the ballpark obviously go up," Granderson said. "At the same time you still got to hit, you still got to drive it. Unless they bring them in below 300 feet that's the only time you're going to be like 'Wow, this is going to be a definite advantage for everybody'."

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Curtis Granderson on benefit of Mets moving in the fences: 'We'll see'