The second half of the season didn’t get off to the start the Mets hoped for, as they fell behind by four runs and ended up with a 6-4 loss to the Marlins Friday night in Miami. Sean Manaea started and didn’t have it. He threw too many pitches over the heart of the plate [...]
No matter how you slice it, 2024 has been a bad year for Jeff McNeil. Combine that with his rotten 2021 and his 2023 season where he was bad for the first four months of the year, there’s a lot to be concerned about his ability to be productive going forward. At the same time, [...]
You hear people say that pitching is too dominant and we need more offense in the game. My belief is that just because people say something, well, that doesn’t make it true. But let’s not assume that they’re wrong, either. Let’s approach this question of offense with an open mind. It seems to me that [...]
There are always going to be bad relievers. But there are different levels of bad. There’s Adam Ottavino and his 4.89 ERA bad. Beyond that, there’s Jake Diekman and his 5.53 ERA bad. But in the first half, the Mets had seven relievers beyond Diekman-level bad. In alphabetical order, here were the baddest of the [...]
This is David Peterson’s fifth season pitching for the Mets. In that time span he’s pitched in 88 games and has made 72 starts. And despite all of that time in the majors, he’s kind of an enigma. If someone asked you if Peterson was good – how would you answer? It seems impossible to [...]
One player who's been mentioned as a potential trade target for the Mets is Tanner Scott. In an article that breaks down the relievers potentially available at the deadline, here's the bit on Scott: Scott’s walk issues are terrifying, and he’s obviously not a true-talent 1.34 ERA pitcher, but he’s a reasonable fit at the [...]
The David Stearns/Kris Gross era appears to be off to a good start with their first two picks in their initial MLB Draft leading the Mets. If you're not a big amateur baseball fan, here's something that should make you smile: I love the Mets’ two picks, with Carson Benge (No. 19) a real upside [...]
Mets pitchers gave up six home runs and came out on the losing end of an 8-5 game Monday against the Rockies at Citi Field. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak and puts the Mets’ record at 48-45 as we reach the All-Star break. Jose Quintana started and after two batters, he put the [...]
The MLB Draft begins Sunday night at 7 p.m. Eastern and the Mets have the 19th pick. There’s no consensus among the draft gurus on who the Mets might pick, which isn’t all that unusual given the spot they’re drafting. Of course, the Mets are drafting at that spot due to the 10-pick penalty for [...]
The Mets jumped out to a 4-0 lead, the Rockies rallied for three against the starter and in a nice twist, the bullpen gave 4.2 scoreless innings and the Mets emerged with a 7-3 win Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. It was the Mets’ fifth-straight win and pushed the Mets to four games over .500, [...]
The Mets hit five home runs and their starting pitcher gave seven innings. Easy win, right? Well, actually, no. The Rockies had the tying and go-ahead runs on in the ninth inning. But all’s well that ends well and the Mets hung on for a 7-6 win Friday night at Citi Field. The Mets are [...]
After 92 games, the Mets are 47-45, which is more or less where most people figured they would be. But the way they’ve gotten there has been quite different from the blueprint drawn up before the season began. Let’s ignore cold starts and hot finishes and instead focus on what the players have done over [...]