A fascinating new article was published today at FanGraphs. Written by NEIFI Analytics, it talks about the nature of statistics in MLB today. What makes it so interesting is that NEIFI is a group that has worked within the sport, producing some of the proprietary systems not readily available to those of us outside the [...]
On one hand we have David Wright, the homegrown star that we’ve watched every day of his MLB career. He’s the star who does it the classy way, never running his mouth or running down opponents. Wright is the guy you want your hero to be. On the other hand, we have a guy on [...]
Short of re-signing Yoenis Cespedes, it’s unlikely many fans will be happy with the Mets’ offseason. Surprisingly, one of the reasons will not be a lack of moves, as Sandy Alderson has participated in both the free agent and trade market. He’s doing his best to remove that “semi-active GM” title from his resume. Instead, [...]
It’s a thin line between being released and getting a million dollar contract. Let’s consider the lines for two relief pitchers for the 2015 Mets: Pitcher A – Had a 2.52 ERA and held batters to a .207/.342/.326 line after 111 batters faced. Pitcher B – Had a 3.35 ERA and held batters to a [...]
Welcome to our annual projection series, now getting ready to start its fourth season with a look at Matt Harvey. It was a magical year for the Mets in 2015. Sure, sure we all wish it ended with a World Series win. But having said that every single one of us would have signed on [...]
Multiple media sources are saying that Keith Hernandez has agreed to stay on with SNY. Hernandez is my favorite of the three broadcasters, so this is great news as far as I'm concerned. I recognize that I hold him to a different standard than Gary Cohen. As Cohen hardly ever misses a game, that's okay [...]
The 2016 ZiPS forecasts for the Mets dropped today
Baseball-Reference has a page for each team in both leagues going back seemingly forever. A quick check showed one for the 1901 Tigers and the 1899 Giants. The layout for these pages is simple. They list a starter at each position, the player with the most PA at said spot, and then the reserves in [...]
Let's not let Bartolo Colon get all of the offseason workout props!
That's Hall of Famer Mike Piazza, thank you!
"Paul completely reorganized the Mets; scouting and player-development functions and had an extraordinary impact in both areas, but he was also very directly involved in our trade and free-agent acquisitions," Mets GM Sandy Alderson said. "His commitment to excellence and his passion for innovation will be missed by the Mets and all of baseball. I [...]
For the third straight year there are many, many more qualified players for the Hall of Fame than there are spots on a Hall of Fame ballot. Even if you are a steroids hardliner and don’t want to show support for anyone who ever failed a drug test or old sportswriter crackpot theory, you could [...]