The Mets' signing of Kyle Farnsworth during the offseason came with little fanfare. It was a classic Sandy Alderson veteran player signing; bring in a veteran on a minor league contract and have him fight for a spot on the team. However, as spring training progressed, unlike last year’s signings of Marlon Byrd and Latroy [...]
Mets’ nine game road trip is off to a good start after they salvaged the rubber game of a three game series beating Atlanta 6-4. The bullpen was superb tallying nine scoreless innings versus the Braves, a stark difference from the opening series against the Nationals. While the bullpen’s season-long success is still very much [...]
Over the past few years Mets fans have become accustomed to seeing perfectly good pitches not being swung at. It’s infuriating - but is it a real problem, or just impatient fans wanting more offensive production? Let’s take a look at Baseball-Reference’s advanced batting stats to get a better perspective. In this short season the [...]