One of the many challenges facing front offices, managers and fans alike is how to balance what’s happened overall versus what’s happened recently and which to put more weight on when evaluating things. Sometimes there’s a reason why things have happened differently in a select span versus how they’ve been overall. For example, we know [...]
Edwin Diaz has been the Mets closer since 2019. So far in his Mets tenure, he’s had some very high moments and some low moments too, saving games. What I’ve seen from Diaz’s impact with the Mets overall as closer, is that I believe that he makes his team go. Especially over the last three [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Off-season acquisition Harrison Bader has worked his way into the starting lineup, and he is getting the job done. Bader had a reputation as a good fielder with speed, but not much power. He was known as a good hitter against lefties. So far he has held up well defensively, he is credited with a [...]
First - kudos to David Stearns for putting Mark Vientos in the lineup and giving Brett Baty reps at second base in the minors. Ronny Mauricio’s injury has come up as one of the major hindrances to the New York Mets season, as he was the plan to step in at second base. These are [...]
Who’s the worst starting pitcher in Mets history? Your answer likely depends on when you started watching, although there’s no doubt that a name jumps into your mind. Let’s make it so that the pitcher has to have thrown at least 250 innings for the Mets as a starter, to eliminate the James Baldwin-types. In [...]
Oh what a difference a month (give or take) can make. When my byline last hit the Mets360 front page, the Mets were in the midst of a 6-15 skid in May with optimism for a reversal of fortune close to its nadir. Since then they’ve gone 15-9 and won 12 of their last 15 [...]