On the surface, Daniel Murphy has made some great strides this season towards establishing himself as one of the top second basemen in Major League Baseball. After Sunday’s loss to the Marlins, Murphy sported a .291/.323/.441 slash line and ranked sixth or better amongst second basemen in Major League Baseball in batting average (6th), slugging [...]
After a spot start in AAA Rafael Montero was returned to AA where I feared he might get sloppy and stumble. Frankly it’s been the opposite. It’s as if he’s said, “I’ve seen better, these AA guys don’t offer me any challenge.” Since coming back down he’s thrown 13.0 scoreless innings, given up only 9 [...]
During Spring Training Mets fans hoped that the projected outfield wouldn't be as bad as the doomsayers had predicted. "Worst outfield ever" was a common theme parroted by numerous media outlets. The outfield was definitely lacking in talent, but there was no way it could be that bad. Right? As it turns out, the Mets [...]