Dave Cameron offered his take on removing Matt Harvey last night after five scoreless innings. He pointed out that Harvey was getting ready to go through the order for the third time and this year, batters facing Harvey for the third time had a .710 OPS versus the .646 OPS they have facing Hansel Robles. [...]
Arizona Diamondbacks Traded RHP Addison Reed to New York Mets; St. Lucie Mets Traded RHP Miller Diaz to Visalia Rawhide and Binghamton Mets Traded RHP Matt Koch to Mobile BayBears. Miller Diaz – Diaz spent the better part of six minor league seasons starting for the Mets making stops in the VSL, DSL, GCL, APP, [...]
It was a fitting ending to a rotten sports day, as the Mets dropped the rubber game against the Yankees, 11-2, in front of a national TV audience on ESPN's Sunday night game. The Mets held a 1-0 lead before it all fell apart in the sixth inning. An inning earlier, Juan Uribe left the [...]
With most of the Mets starting lineup being made up of some new faces, veterans and homeruns, it has been easy to overlook the body of work Michael Conforto has provided the Mets this season. It started when the Mets were struggling offensively. The team could not put crooked numbers on the board, and the [...]
Noah Syndergaard gave up a homer in the first inning that put the Mets in an early hole and another in the sixth inning, which sealed a loss Saturday. In his last seven games, Syndergaard has a 5.09 ERA and has allowed 9 HR in 40.2 IP. Despite this recent struggle with the long ball, [...]
Shut out for the second time in three games, the Mets offense is struggling to put up runs at the moment. Yoenis Cespedes has just two in his last 27 plate appearances, and the starters have allowed 15 runs over the last 22.2 innings pitched for an ERA of 6.08. At a moment when the [...]
Rookie Noah Syndergaard has had a good if unspectacular debut for the Mets this season. He’s got an ERA of 3.39, a FIP of 3.34, a K/9 of 9.64, and his B/9 is an even two. The results have been somewhat uneven, though, and he’s had a few clunkers. What’s really interesting is how his [...]
Travis d’Arnaud has just over 200 at bats this season for the Mets and has put up an OPS (on base percentage + slugging percentage) of 911. To put that into perspective Buster Posey’s OPS is around 880 although he has stayed healthy and on the field far longer than d’Arnaud. Simply put d’Arnaud has [...]
The Mets got back to their winning ways by taking the opener of the latest installment of the Subway Series by a 5-1 score. The Nationals and Marlins were going to extra innings, so right now the magic number is eight. If you like bombs, this was a game for you. Lucas Duda, Daniel Murphy [...]