The talk surrounding Brandon Nimmo at the moment is what’s wrong with him. How can the Mets get him back to being the Nimmo of old.

He’s too aggressive. He doesn’t have any more power. He just doesn’t seem to have the same joy. We hear from teammates this is a player who is constantly working just to figure it out.

That’s all the bad news. With the way the Mets season is going, there’s no need to focus on that. Let’s be positive.

Brandon Nimmo is the best CF in the NL.

Go ahead, and look it up. Nimmo leads all NL center fielders with a 3.5 fWAR. In fact, he ranks third in all of baseball trailing just Aaron Judge (natural RF) and Byron Buxton.

He’s also the second best outfielder in all of the National League. There he trails Mookie Betts. That’s how good Nimmo is.

At a time where we are wondering what’s wrong with him, he’s among the best in all of baseball. There are a few reasons why.

Believe it or not, one big reason is his defense. Put that one slip up in Atlanta aside. That was uncharacteristic for many reasons for him. It was an anomaly and should be treated as such.

Nimmo currently has a 5 OAA. Believe it or not, that is tied for the second best in the NL. Yes, Nimmo has been that good defensively this season and may well find himself a Gold Glove finalist.

Keep in mind, this underscores just how much defense matters. That goes double with an important position like center field.

Also, while a disappointment year offensively, he’s still provided value.

His 121 wRC+ ranks second among NL center fielders as does his .349 OBP. Keep in mind, this is even in a down season at the plate.

Yes, the 9.1 BB% is on pace to get a career low for a full season by a pretty wide margin. The same goes for his .349 OBP and .407 SLG. There’s some other underlying issues, but all of this may be directly tied to fatigue and approach.

Despite all of that, Nimmo remains a productive lead-off hitter, and he’s one of the best at his position in the league. If he figures it out, he will once again look like one of the most dynamic threats and best lead-off hitter in baseball.

Looking at it all, yes, we can say this is a down year for Nimmo. This just underlies how good he is. When he’s not at the top of his game, he’s still at the top of his position in the league.