A stray raccoon was found wandering around the Mets’ weight room

The New York Mets’ offense has been the club’s main weakness this season. The pitching staff, while young, has come together and performed well. The offense, on the other hand, could use some help.

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The team addressed some of those needs this weekend. Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson were brought in via trades, and prospect Michael Conforto was called up from the minors.

If you thought those moves were surprising, just look at who the Mets were considering bringing in next.

Terry Collins says there’s a raccoon loose in the clubhouse weight room. #mets

— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) July 26, 2015

Was the team planning to use a weight lifting raccoon in the field next? If so, they won’t say. No one denies how effective the raccoon would be at the plate, though. Its small stature would certainly lead to a lot of walks, and we already know it has power based on the weight lifting.

The Mets attempted to cover up their latest weapon, claiming the raccoon had stumbled into the weight room by accident. After some time, the raccoon was caught in a cage.

Bobby Parnell says the raccoon — a baby — ran into a cage and has been apprehended.

— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) July 26, 2015

It was eventually freed back into the wild, according to the team.

To add to the weirdness of the situation, apparently the Mets had a cage on hand in case something like this ever happened.

The startling takeaway is that there was a cage that just happened to be available. “I guess they have a problem,” Bobby Parnell joked.

— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) July 26, 2015

At least, that’s what they want you to believe. Are the Mets secretly catching raccoons and then performing experiments on them in order to give them super strength? It’s impossible to know. 

All we can go on are the facts. The Mets need offense. A raccoon was spotted in the weight room, presumably ready to do some squats. The team waved off the whole situation as completely normal, and even had a cage on hand to catch the raccoon.

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That all checks out, doesn’t it? When they reintroduce David Wright, he definitely won’t be 16-28 inches long and covered in fur.

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Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik