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

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

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