When Dominic Smith made his MLB debut, he had trouble buying a hit (.218 BABIP) but hit for more power than we expected (.198 ISO) him to. The following year, his BABIP came up to .297 and his ISO remained…
We know that Jacob deGrom is the only pitcher in Mets history to win back-to-back CY Awards. But does that mean he’s put up the best two consecutive years in franchise history? Let’s use fWAR to check. deGrom – 2018…
At the risk of jinxing him, Pete Alonso will be named Rookie of the Year later today. He joins five previous Mets to win the award. They are: Tom Seaver, 1967 Jon Matlack, 1972 Darryl Strawberry, 1983 Dwight Gooden, 1984…
We all want our manager to put people into a position to succeed. That’s the whole theory behind the LOOGY or platooning or having a closer. So, if it’s a good idea for players, can it be applied in other…
So, Pat Murphy is the Mets’ “bombshell” managerial candidate. Not sure who would have qualified in my mind as bombshell material – but pretty sure Mr. Murphy isn’t anything close to what was dancing in my head. So, started muttering…
Back in 2016, the Mets struggled so much with RISP, having the worst numbers since the expansion Padres in 1969 through most of the season. Their strong kick which allowed them to make the playoffs happened as they started performing…
The Mets had 11 players with 197 or more PA in 2019, compared to 13 in both 2018 and 2017. And the player with the 12th-most PA in the just-completed season checked in with 151. In the two previous seasons,…
During Spring Training the debate was whether the Mets should keep Pete Alonso down for three weeks to gain the extra year of control. My position then was that if the Mets determine that he’s one of their best 25…
Today could be the last start that Zack Wheeler makes for the Mets. If so, it’s fitting that it will be against the Marlins, the team that he’s done his best work against. Lifetime, Wheeler is 7-2 with a 1.77…
Since his five game hot streak in mid-August – and someone please tell Gary Cohen that it was five games and not two weeks – Juan Lagares has a .194 AVG and a .657 OPS over 28 games and 68…
Here are the remaining schedules for the top five teams in the NL Wild Card hunt: WSN – 3 @ Miami, 5 vs. Philadelphia, 3 vs. Cleveland MIL – 1 vs. San Diego, 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 3 @ Cincy, 3…
Since being activated from the IL, Brandon Nimmo has a .263/.531/.632 line in 32 PA. The Mets have played 10 games in that span and Nimmo has started seven of those. In those seven, the Mets are 5-2. And in…
