The return of Francisco Alvarez and the subtraction of Starling Marte has made a world of difference for the Mets' defense. Alvarez replaced bad defenders, while Tyrone Taylor has been a massive upgrade in the outfield. Here are the numbers: The Mets currently rank 25th in the majors with -13 Defensive Runs Saved. They haven’t [...]
One player who's been mentioned as a potential trade target for the Mets is Tanner Scott. In an article that breaks down the relievers potentially available at the deadline, here's the bit on Scott: Scott’s walk issues are terrifying, and he’s obviously not a true-talent 1.34 ERA pitcher, but he’s a reasonable fit at the [...]
The David Stearns/Kris Gross era appears to be off to a good start with their first two picks in their initial MLB Draft leading the Mets. If you're not a big amateur baseball fan, here's something that should make you smile: I love the Mets’ two picks, with Carson Benge (No. 19) a real upside [...]
After a very slow start to the season for Triple-A Syracuse -- a start that has his overall numbers looking not so great -- Acuña has been on fire. He turned it on in May, and is coming off a June where he was tremendous. In 24 games last month, Acuña hit .298/.348/.413. Source: Danny [...]
If you're like me, you have a mental image of what a hitting streak should be like. Lots of hits, some power, perhaps a few walks, too. Here are some hot stretches by Mets players so far in 2024: Brandon Nimmo - 12 G, 53 PA, .311/.415/.600 Francisco Lindor - 10 G, 42 PA, .359/.405/.641 [...]
It was a slow first day at the Winter Meetings for the Mets, at least in terms of player acquisitions. News came out that they were one of two teams after former Nationals pitcher Erick Fedde, who was mediocre at best for the Nationals before going to the KBO and putting up a fantastic year, [...]
Following the success of Kodai Senga transitioning from NPB to MLB, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been every team’s favorite offseason item. He’s surpassed Shohei Ohtani as the player atop of my Mets’ wish list. While there’s some concern about signing Yamamoto necessitating the Mets having to use a 5.5-man rotation, the Mets likely have the depth [...]
Don't Let Me Down!
You didn't believe me when I said this. Perhaps if you hear the exact same thing from a different person it will register
Yesterday came across an article that talked about Brett Baty, his struggles and what they hoped to accomplish with him in the minors. The article featured quotes from Syracuse hitting coach Collin Hetzler, who said this: “Being selectively aggressive is good, but at the same time you don’t want that to turn into taking heaters [...]
For a guy that many didn’t have a very high opinion of this time last year, Billy Eppler had a very strong year in his first season as the Mets’ GM. But the following quote from Eppler about Francisco Alvarez makes me glad he’s the GM and not the manager. "As we're constituted right now, [...]
Awhile ago, there was a discussion on the blog about if MLB players could improve their defense. It seems safe to me to say that they can, only the overwhelming majority simply choose not to do that. Nimmo focused specifically on workouts targeted to make him a better center fielder. "We’ve worked a lot on [...]