In a season that risked becoming a billion-dollar offseason gone bust, the oft-criticized skipper, perhaps managing for his job, navigated the potential breaking points and has the team four wins

Teoscar Hernández said said “one meeting changed everything" and symbolized Roberts' ability to press the right buttons.

Los Angeles took care of the underdog Mets in large part due to Roberts’s roster management, which should earn him long-term job security at Chavez Ravine.