Over the last year or so, I have found myself mentioning quite often that I feel Amed Rosario’s career path is trajecting like Xander Bogaerts’ and expect similar results. Rosario was the top prospect in baseball upon being brought to the big leagues and Keith Law called him “a tool shed.” Too, FanGraphs rated him [...]
While payroll salary appears to be a way of comparing levels of investment in players, it is just for the world to see. The real difference in organizational success is behind the scenes. The scouting department sizes and the areas they reach, the size of the analytics department, the amount of instruction and correction available [...]
I always liked Wilson Ramos. When rookies hit the ground running, I’m happy for them and Ramos did just that. He was called up when Joe Mauer got hurt and Ramos was impressive. A young catcher that could hit the ball a mile and had a strong arm makes for a great resume starter. Ramos [...]
According to Joel Sherman, the Mets are transferring majority ownership from Sterling Partners (Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon, Saul Katz) to a minority share owner, Steve Cohen. Who?? Cohen is a hedge fund investor with a Forbes estimated worth of $13.6 Billion. Oh, that Steve Cohen!!! If the sale is approved by the remaining investors of [...]
Right after the season ended, I set out to figure out what caused the losses and how to fix some of those situations. The Mets had 76 losses, and mostly broken down below. Of those losses, 29 were the starting pitcher not pitching well. It’s hard to believe that the Mets, with the third best [...]
In 2019, the Mets' Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) payroll was just north of $195 million. This figure includes the salaries of David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes, Jed Lowrie, and even Drew Smith. All of these fine gentlemen didn’t have any input on the team’s fortunes in 2019 but had signed contracts. The Mets actually paid $164 [...]
The Mets tonight got a “good enough” pitching performance from Chris Flexen, throwing 104 pitches and going six innings while giving up just two runs that unfortunately included 4 walks. However, he was able to control the Diamondbacks whenever he got into trouble and that’s the bottom line. In the opening inning, after Flexen walked [...]
In a game like today’s game, it’s important to get straight into the last inning because it will be what is mostly discussed around MLB. In the bottom of the ninth of a game tied at 4, with Hansel Robles working his second complete inning of work, the Rockies won by just letting Robles give [...]
This late morning start time on our Independence Day was just what the doctor ordered for an afternoon barbecue, and things got off well when leading off the game, Jose Reyes reclaimed a share of the top spot for Mets leadoff home runs, re-tying Curtis Granderson with 20. However, the Nationals took the lead in [...]
As the Mets hoped to salvage a game in the four game series, they sent out Steven Matz against a struggling Hyun-Jin Ryu. As he did yesterday, Curtis Granderson started things off he wring to lead off the game.it was his 20th Mets leadoff homerun for the all-time Mets record. It stayed rather uneventful until [...]
Two months left in the season. At 52-45, the Mets sit 3rd in the NL East. So, for the final 40% of the games, what should they do to help themselves secure a playoff berth? First, it’s important to understand that playoffs aren’t a foregone conclusion for any team. Therefore, what can we do to [...]
The following table will show the names being discussed on radio shows and articles for MVP in the National League and one very special player in the American League, for reference. To begin with, there has been much talk about Cespedes being the MVP. But, upon looking at the numbers, even I admit that Harper [...]