After taking two of three games from the Dodgers, the Mets had to salvage this closeout game against the Giants to avoid a losing road trip. And win they did. Sean Manaea appeared to be on life support several times but somehow managed to finagle is way out of all jams until he was pulled [...]
There continues to be a debate over whether 29-year-old Pete Alonso should remain a member of the Mets, especially with his less than stellar start to the 2024 season. While he has ramped up his hitting game this last week, including a bunch of long balls that left him one HR off the MLB lead [...]
In their the inaugural season, the Mets ownership selected Casey Stengel to be their first manager. Stengel’s MLB playing time spanned from 1912-1925 where he was a .284 career hitter with what would have calculated in today’s terms to a .766 OPS and a more than acceptable OPS+ of 120. He managed from 1949 to [...]
Spring training is upon us, and barring any last minute additions, the Mets 26 player roster is starting to take shape. Once again, we approach the upcoming season with high hopes and low expectations. No one would have predicted a 101 win season back in 2022 but the Mets got there on the backs of [...]
The top three spots in the 2024 rotation appear to be set. After a 12-7 rookie season with a 2.98 ERA, the Marcel projections on Baseball-Reference pegs a year of regression for 30-year-old righty Kodai Senga in 2024, sliding down to a 9-7 record with a 3.52 ERA. There appears to be no logical reason [...]
When you evaluate why some baseball teams seem to thrive, you generally look for some standout performances from their front line starters, shut down relievers, some very strong home run and RBI bats in the lineup, and some players whose defense prevents opposing runners from scoring. Under Steve Cohen's ownership, the Mets tried to bring [...]
As we are nearly done with 2023, let’s look back on the best December free agent signings and trade deals in Met history. On December 14, 2013, the Mets inked Bartolo Colon to a 2-year deal worth $20 million. He made at least 31 starts and exceed 191 innings each year. He was paid an [...]
Back in 2022, with teams forced to trim their active rosters down from 28 to 26, the Mets decided to move on from Robinson Cano despite owing him $37.5 million on his 10-year, $240 million contract, which was originally signed with the Seattle Mariners. Cano, who was 39 at the time, had only played in [...]
Now that we are deeply entrenched into the playoffs, one in which the Mets are again watching from home, it is easy to fall back into the “why again do we root for this team?” mode. A little more than 60 years in existence, we only have two world series titles to show for our [...]
Trying to create a Mets roster for the start of 2024, from both a player and payroll standpoint, has so many variables involved. One variable that is off the table is whether we can spend money, because Steve Cohen has shown he is willing to open the purse strings well beyond reason to build a [...]
Luis Guillorme recently was activated and had a lackluster return against the Marlins. He flied out, grounded out, and grounded into a double play hitting the ball back to the pitcher. Given all the disappointment with the Mets this season, he had totally dropped off my radar and many did not even remember he went [...]
It’s a very small sample, yet it says a lot about how the Met organization is structured. A number of starting players were dealt away before the trade deadline, and it appears that that some solid not too far from prime-time players were received in exchange. At least that’s the hope. There are those on [...]