The Mets 2023 season has just a handful of games remaining. Mostly it was a dark season but ending in the general area of .500 is a mere disappointment, rather than a slide into an abyss. The biggest reasons to just exhale, and prep for 2024 is the brightness of the team – the good [...]
The Mets have managed to sink to the bottom of the National League East. There are still positive aspects to the season and certainly skills to build on for 2024. While the hitting is always under the microscope, having a defender give away runs in the field definitely has to be prevented. It is a [...]
The Mets have made it to the 99-game mark. Sitting at 46-53, what can the Mets expect to achieve the rest of the season? The first information to review is what the prognosticators assessed the Mets true talent level before the season. Most already included Edwin Diaz’ injury, so that issue was included in the [...]
Readers of these pages may remember the warning from last year’s May 30th piece , warning about the Mets’ June Swoon. A look at the last five years revealed the Mets performed poorly in June. On average 100 points worse than their season otherwise. Last year the Mets posted a 13-12, a .520 clip which [...]
The New York Mets have spent lots of money in the recent past. Steven Cohen is a new kind of owner. He understands flags fly forever, and he’s a fan. He also knows any title will result in immediate increased team valuation. These are important considerations when assessing next steps for a team with a [...]
After a month of baseball, many aspects of the games are taking shape. There have been lots of rule changes the last couple of years many fans like and many fans dislike. How these rule changes affect the Mets also varies. As Steven Shrager wrote last week, the Mets DH is a work in progress. [...]
The assorted baseball websites have been assessing Jeff McNeil’s forecast for the New York Mets 2023 season for a week or so since his participation in the World Baseball Classic. McNeil posted 5.7 bWAR in 2022, in about 600 plate appearances. He posted a 1.5 in 2020 in about 200 PAs. In 2019, 5.1 in [...]
Mets fans, after decades of poor efforts from the Wilpons, have been blessed by the Mets being acquired by Steve Cohen. He has made big free agent signings and key personnel extensions in a significant way. That matters because Cohen has also gotten results. The Mets’ NL East best 101 wins demonstrates spending results in [...]
The New York Mets have their own Hall of Fame with plaques and stories in Citi Field. Mind you, these are not retired numbers; they are Mets Hall of Fame members. When Nelson Doubleday purchased the Mets (including the Wilpons), they created the Mets HOF. And of course, Joan Payson was the first inductee. The [...]
When Steve Cohen purchased the Mets from the Wilson’s for $2.4 billion, and a 95 percent share, every Mets fan got excited. Right out of the gate Cohen traded for Francisco Lindor and then signed him to a long term contract. And the Mets competed for most of the 2021 season, before injuries had them [...]
The 2022 New York Mets were quite good. Historically, the Mets teams have been completely dominant pitching-wise, and hit-or-miss offensively. In 2022, the Mets offense was pretty good. This is critical for 2023, and free agency or call-ups trying to fill roles of players no longer with the team. The Mets entire starting offensive roster, [...]
One of the biggest issues with the New York Mets in many seasons in recent history was their willingness to over-trade offense for defense. This was always evident in the outfield and definitely a known issue with third base, in the years between Felix Mantilla and Robin Ventura. There is no need to have everyone [...]