Since being activated from the IL, Brandon Nimmo has a .263/.531/.632 line in 32 PA. The Mets have played 10 games in that span and Nimmo has started seven of those. In those seven, the Mets are 5-2. And in one of the losses they had a six-run lead going to the bottom of the [...]
In his last two starts with Wilson Ramos as his catcher, Noah Syndergaard has 8 IP and 13 ER. Those are two of his last three games. In the middle of those three, Rene Rivera was behind the plate and Syndergaard threw seven shutout innings. The Mets have something that works with Syndergaard throwing to [...]
With their win on Wednesday, the Mets ended the season with a 12-7 record against the Nationals, tying the 2006 and 2008 clubs for the most wins against their division rival since they moved to Washington for the 2005 season. As a team, they posted a .799 OPS against the Nationals, with most every non-pitcher [...]
So many times we talk about a player on a hot streak and we'll use the phrase, "the hits are falling in." Right now we've got a guy on a hot streak with a sub-.300 BABIP. Michael Conforto in his last 134 PA has a .938 OPS with a .284 BABIP. He's got 15 BB [...]
J.D. Davis has played 400 innings in left field so far this season. Looking at all players in MLB to log at least 300 innings in left, we see he ranks tied for 35th in DRS with a (-7) mark and 39th with a (-16) UZR/150. Both systems see his range as the biggest problem. [...]
Things are going right for the Mets on a daily basis. Some want to call this nothing but luck. Perhaps they're right. But all I know is if this is luck, it's long past due. Was anyone saying it was luck when they lost three extra inning games in four days? And it's not like [...]
Went to look up Brandon Nimmo's Spring Training PA and came across something that caught my eye. This is not to be taken too seriously - it's just interesting. Just as likely a coincidence as anything else. But these ST numbers were "right" more often than they were "wrong." Here are the numbers for all [...]
"I'd make that move 100 times out of 100" - Mickey Callaway on his decision to remove Steven Matz from the game That sound you just heard was me jumping on the bandwagon to get rid of Callaway ASAP. I was in favor of his hiring and gave him a pass last year for learning [...]
No matter how good your starting pitching is, you need more than one good reliever. The Mets have Seth Lugo and a whole bunch of question marks. Justin Wilson has a nice ERA but both his WHIP (1.456) and FIP (4.63) are less than good and he's allowed 50% of inherited runners to score, which [...]
One of my complaints about the Mets of recent vintage is that they prefer to give a shot to someone outside the organization rather than to promote from within. Now, it's one thing if the guy from outside was Mike Trout. But it's never Trout. It's always someone who was good three years ago. Why [...]
Should I stay or should I go now? Edwin Diaz Marcus Stroman Noah Syndergaard Zack Wheeler
The Mets made another move today, sending Jason Vargas to the Phillies for veteran minor league catcher Austin Bossart. I had the chance to watch Bossart play for two seasons in the Coastal Plain League. At no point did I think he was an MLB prospect. This was a salary dump. And it's unfortunate because [...]