When a fan starts to criticize Sandy Alderson, Brandon Nimmo becomes one of the main points of discussion: his lack of experience, his extremely high strikeout totals or another “failed” prospect during the Alderson era. Some fans, including myself, have been supportive of Nimmo and his .372 and .397 OBP’s in 2012 and 2013. Recently, on the famous “Top 100 [...]
After Sunday’s thrilling 11-inning 4-3 win in Philadelphia, veteran Mets beat writer Adam Rubin posed the question “Are the Mets for real after all?” Those familiar with Rubin’s style – straightforward, with a slight lean toward the negative – were taken a bit by surprise, though recent relative success made the inquiry somewhat valid. At [...]
With all of the focus on Jacob deGrom, Rafael Montero, Wilmer Flores and Noah Syndergaard, we’ve forgotten that the #5 Met prospect (according to MLB.com) hasn’t logged a single at bat this season. Amed Rosario will be making his 2014 debut in the APP, GCL or NYP in the coming weeks and we will have [...]
By all offensive measures, Travis d’Arnaud is failing to get it done. Never mind that he was a highly touted prospect for his hitting ability, let’s just look at him through the eyes of league averages as presented by Baseball-Reference. d’ArnaudLeague Average BA: .193lgBA: .248 OBP: .281lgOBP: .313 SLG: .298lgSLG: .392 OPS: .579lgOPS: .704 Of [...]