Mets' Colon aiming for 3 hits this season

New York Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon has never been heralded for his offensive prowess, but remains a pleasure to watch at the plate for his unorthodox hacks. 

A veteran of 17 seasons, Colon managed a career-high 62 at-bats last season, and despite recording just two hits, the 41-year-old is past the point in his career where he's going to try and work on his swing. 

"Bartolo's got some work to do," Mets hitting coach Kevin Long sarcastically told Mike Vorkunov of NJ.com. "He's not too vested in putting that much time into getting his swing where it needs to be. He said he had two hits last year. I said how about four hits this year? He said how about three. That's where we're at with Bartolo."

Colon, who owns a career .076/.081/.082 line with 89 strikeouts in 173 plate appearances, did manage to record the first double of his career last June.