One of the unsung stars of the early going for the Mets has been the offensive production of Lucas Duda. Slowed by an injury in Spring Training, Duda has also suffered somewhat from management’s refusal to solve the three-headed first baseman issue. But when he’s got on the field, Duda has been a productive offensive player. Among those with at least 20 PA, Duda leads the Mets with a 133 OPS+. We’ve seen a much…
My strong preference was for the Mets to sign Shin-Soo Choo this past offseason. However, Sandy Alderson did not want to put all of his eggs into one basket and instead spent $32.25 million on Bartolo Colon, Curtis Granderson and Chris Young. While it will be interesting to see the value the Mets get for their free agent dollars versus what Choo puts up, it will also be interesting to see at the end of…
Generally speaking, Interleague games are not my favorites. My preference is for a balanced schedule and you simply cannot have that with Interleague games. Be that as it may, the last two games against the Angels have been fun, even if they have both been four-hour affairs that required extra innings. There’s the joy of seeing Mike Trout, the chance to once again see Albert Pujols and even old friends Collin Cowgill and Joe Smith…
How many of you had Ike Davis and Juan Lagares as the club’s top two offensive players? That’s where we sit after a tiny sample size of six games. The pitching is bearing the brunt of most of the criticism here in the early going but the offense should not get off so easily. The output has been one dimensional and the early results are worse than what the club produced a season ago. The…
After three games, the starting pitchers for the Mets have a 4.82 ERA, having allowed 10 ER in 18.2 IP. While that’s still less than half the ERA of the bullpen, it’s nowhere near what many hoped from out of the group that was expected to carry the 2014 club. While it’s still weeks away from being a legitimate cause for concern – recall that the 2013 club had Dillon Gee with a 5.96 ERA…
With Grapefruit Season over and the regular season yet to begin, it’s time to check in with my annual predictions column. These are not safe picks and if history is a guide, a majority won’t come true. Last year was a pretty good year as I got seven out of 15 right and a couple just missed. My goal is to hit over 50% and hopefully this will be the year. So, here are my…
Those of us rooting for Jenrry Mejia to be the Mets’ fifth starter this year were dealt a blow Friday night when he had to leave his start early after getting hit in the forearm. It’s another in a long list of injuries that have kept the former top prospect from settling in at the major league level. It also brings up more questions about if players have the capacity to avoid injuries or whether…
I like Ruben Tejada. However, there’s a big gulf between liking a player and thinking he should be penciled in to start 150 games. And at this point, there’s no reason to think that Tejada has earned the starting shortstop job in any way. It’s my belief that if the Mets open the season with Tejada as their starting shortstop, they are setting him up to fail. The fans consider shortstop to be the biggest…
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