Jose Quintana pitched seven shutout innings. Normally, that would be the lede to a game-winner for the Mets. But as good as Quintana pitched, the Mets’ offense was equally bad. They were one-hit in the game and the result was a 1-0 loss to the Nationals Thursday morning/afternoon in D.C. After taking the first two [...]
After a very slow start to the season for Triple-A Syracuse -- a start that has his overall numbers looking not so great -- Acuña has been on fire. He turned it on in May, and is coming off a June where he was tremendous. In 24 games last month, Acuña hit .298/.348/.413. Source: Danny [...]
For the third straight day, the Mets played an extra-inning game. For the third straight day, the visitors put up a big crooked number to win. And for the second day in a row it was the Mets, who scored five runs and emerged with a 7-2 win over the Nationals. The victory upped their [...]
There are 53 players aged 24 or younger who have at least 100 PA in the majors. In terms of OPS, two of the top three are Mets. Francisco Alvarez is third with a .900 OPS while Mark Vientos is second with a .941 mark. A year ago, whenever someone mentioned the younger guys who [...]
The Mets scored six runs in the top of the 10th inning and it still wasn’t enough for stress-free bottom of the inning. It was, however, enough for the Mets to hold on and claim a 9-7 win in the opener of a four-game series in Washington Monday night. It didn’t look like the game [...]
At times yesterday it seemed like Brandon Nimmo was trying to single-handedly drag the Mets to victory. He got the team’s first hit and scored their first run in the sixth inning. His next time up in the seventh he hit a 412-foot home run to tie the game. Nimmo again tied the game in [...]
The Mets rallied from a four-run deficit to force extra innings but they missed a chance to win it in the 10th and got beat up in the 11th, resulting in a 10-5 loss to the Astros Sunday. The loss means the Mets are under .500 at 40-41 at the halfway point of the season. [...]
Some people think I don’t like Pete Alonso, which is simply untrue. As a fan of power, it’s great to see Alonso come to the plate. The thing that doesn’t ring true for me is the idea of giving him a blank check, in terms of both years and AAV. The past three seasons, FanGraphs [...]
Several days ago, in response to the suspension of Edwin Diaz, Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote the following: Thus, some nimble roster maneuvering may be required. For example, it wouldn’t be shocking if David Peterson and Tylor Megill both got optioned to Triple A following their next starts — assuming the Mets stick with [...]
Much has been made at this site about how Citi Field has suppressed offense thru the first couple of months. That had the dual effect of making the pitchers look better than they were, while making the hitters look worse than they were. Those who ignored that reality made foolish proclamations about how what was [...]
About 10 days ago, I was reading Power Rankings at some since-forgotten site. And it made me mad because they had the Mets at 23. Now, it’s not lost on me how utterly meaningless Power Rankings are in any sport at any time of the year. It’s purely entertainment value and shouldn’t be taken so [...]
No stat is perfect and catcher’s ERA (cERA) has more than its share of faults. But it’s not totally useless. And with a pitching staff lacking a dominant hurler or two, cERA is probably more useful for the 2024 Mets than a lot of other teams out there. And the results are impossible to ignore. [...]