Mets 2019 projection review: Outfielders

This is the third and final edition of our series where we go back and revisit the preseason predictions made here at the site. Today we’ll look at the outfielders. Let’s compare the Mets360 forecast to what the player actually did. And if a reader put in a particularly good prediction in the comments section, [...]

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Trading J.D. Davis and other creative moves

In the recent article about J.D. Davis’ home splits, Brian raised the idea that Davis could be traded this offseason. A lot has been made about the Mets salary positioning and how it affects their ability to spend on free agents. While it is true that the Mets will likely not exceed the $160 million [...]

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Poll: What will the Mets’ 2020 payroll be?

The Mets used to have one of the top payrolls in the game. Since the Bernie Madoff mess, the payroll has not been nearly that high. The last three years, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, the Opening Day payroll has been in the $150 million range, with last year's $158,652,231 being the highest raw dollar [...]

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Examining J.D. Davis’ massive home/road split

In the five-year period from 2014-2018, the Mets hit better on the road than they did at home, by an average off 55 points of OPS. In the just-concluded 2019 season, the Mets had a .766 OPS at home, compared to a .774 mark on the road. It wasn’t a home-field advantage but since the [...]

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Monday catch-all thread (10/14/19)

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, the 15th-most was 187. More PA went to the guys we hoped would get them [...]

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How Jeff McNeil and other top 2018 rookies fared in 2019

In 2018, Jeff McNeil came to the majors in late July and in 248 PA, he posted an .852 OPS and was one of eight players in the National League to receive votes for Rookie of the Year. It was a top-heavy class, with Ronald Acuna Jr. and Juan Soto drawing 29 of the 30 [...]

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Robinson Cano hopes to mimic Jeff Kent in his age-37 season

When the Mets acquired Robinson Cano, those who tried to look at the trade with a positive bent said that while he was unlikely to be worthwhile at the end of his five years with the Mets, he would make it a good trade with his production in the first two or three years in [...]

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Mets 2019 projection review: Infielders

This is the second edition of an on-going series where we go back and revisit the preseason predictions made here at the site. Today we’ll look at the infielders and include catcher in this grouping. Let’s compare the Mets360 forecast to what the player actually did. And if a reader put in a particularly good [...]

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The Mets’ 2019 season was uniquely fun

When you’ve been a Mets fan for a certain length of time and are of a certain age, individual seasons take on a personality. Some are simply dreadful, like the first fitful years of the team’s existence – save the inaugural 1962 season, which was historically bad, record-wise, of course, but too much fun for [...]

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Mets’ 2020 pen should prioritize Wilmer Fonts over Tyler Bashlors

It’s been well documented that Noah Syndergaard preferred to pitch to Tomas Nido rather than Wilson Ramos. But there’s a pitcher who had an even better case than Syndergaard to prefer Nido. Ex-Met Wilmer Font had a 1.107 OPS allowed and a 7.27 ERA with Ramos behind the plate, compared to a .472 OPS and [...]

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The pessimists’ guide to the Mets’ offseason

The optimistic Mets fan might be singing “Don’t worry, be happy” this offseason. And why not, with a team including a bunch of young, elite players, led by Pete Alonso. The pessimistic Mets fan, on the other hand, might well sing “Oh, got something worrying me” with a respectable number of worries to fret about [...]

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Mets Minors: Drawing comparisons for Matthew Allan

Much was made of the Mets' decision to draft Matthew Allan, the top rated high school pitcher in the 2019 draft, in the third round. The risk was that Allan would skip out on signing with the Mets in order to go to college and attempt for an even higher draft position in two years. [...]

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