Platoons can be an effective way of maximizing production from a position. Rather than give the position to one guy, split it between a lefty who clobbers right-handed pitchers and a righty who murders southpaws. The Mets have deployed this with varying levels of success. My favorite example was the mid 80's second base platoon [...]
While Sandy Alderson and the rest of the Mets front office are busy trying to dump spare part Jay Bruce and fill out the bullpen, there's another important move they need to consider - securing the services of some of their young starting pitchers. While all of the big five are currently under control, so [...]
Either because they've been released, traded, rumored to be one or the other, or just in the doghouse, there are a number of players who suited up for the Mets in 2016 that will not return this season. Gone but not forgotten: Bartolo Colon, a fan and teammate favorite as much for his big personality [...]
If our rotation is healthy and as awesome as we've all been dreaming about, we don't need a Big Red Machine lineup to make the playoffs - just a good enough offense to consistently put three or four runs on the board each game. However the offseason shakes out, the Mets should wind up with [...]
Based on all the commentary on Mets360.com and elsewhere among the Mets faithful, it would seem that we are expecting very little of our team captain in 2017. In fact, many of us are assuming he’ll spend most of the season on the disabled list. It’s not an unfair assumption given that the 34-year-old third [...]
Mets GM Sandy Alderson has begun a very busy off-season. The Mets have a lot question marks and moving parts. Is our best hitter coming back? Will the rotation be completely healthy? Do we need a new closer? Do we have a decent catcher in the house? What do we do with all these outfielders, [...]
Among the many puzzles Sandy Alderson and the Mets' front office have to solve this off-season is a complicated outfield situation. Most teams carry five outfielders on their active roster. The Mets have eight worthy candidates but too many are left-handed, two are free agents, and about half of them are unproven. Can we find [...]
This is a project where 30 people got together to act as the GMs of the 30 MLB teams with the idea of conducting the offseason in one week. This is what happened in this simulation, not a prediction of what will happen in real life. Following the Mets’ 2015 NL pennant win and World Series [...]
The Mets suited up 12 different infielders (not counting catchers) in 2016. The opening day lineup featured an infield of Lucas Duda, Neil Walker, Asdrubal Cabrera, and David Wright. Wilmer Flores was the primary backup. Injuries beset all four starters and the Mets filled in with replacements from inside (Ty Kelly, Matt Reynolds, TJ Rivera, [...]
The Mets 2016 season is over, but there's still baseball on TV. It may be a small consolation for most of you reading this, but at least for this writer, baseball is better than the alternative. Pathetically, this guy would rather watch a local Varsity game than the Super Bowl. There are four really good [...]
Right now we all have an open wound from the sting of our disappointing Wilcard game loss. But given a little time and perspective, we will all look back on this season fondly. Coming off a 2015 World Series appearance and armed with the best young pitching staff in baseball, plus the return of Yoenis [...]
Put it in the books! With a 5-1 win over the Phillies to open their final regular season series the Mets clinched at least a tie of a wild card berth. There will be extra baseball to be played! Robert Gsellman pitched six terrific innings, scattering seven hits and striking out just as many and [...]