Lucas Duda hit his 30th home run of the 2014 season on the final day of play. It was significant for more than just a career stat line. It is a pivotal piece to the continued development of the players around him in the lineup. The Mets finally have a seemingly reliable source of power [...]
With another season of Mets baseball now in the books, the time of the year for reflections on the season that was has began. The team’s 79-83 record, though disappointing, has to be seen as a step forward toward contention, especially when considering the lack of contributions the team saw from David Wright and Matt [...]
Sandy Alderson took over for Omar Minaya as General Manager in October of 2010. Under Alderson the Mets have yet to go over .500, but he has done well to rebuild the Mets Farm system through the draft and through trades. His most notable trades were trading away RA Dickey and Carlos Beltran. One of [...]
End of the Season Awards Team MVP: 1. Juan Lagares: With a 3.8 WAR, Lagares led the Mets in WAR, while his .281 average was second among starters. In a stadium like Citi Field, defense cannot go overlooked, and with Lagares in center field, the Mets’ pitching staff was saved more times than not. Mets [...]
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In honor of One Hit Wonder day, I went through and dug up some of the best Mets “one-season” wonders and formed a sort of “All-Star” team. Many of these players went on to have successful career post Mets, but we are only counting Mets seasons. Some qualifications, aside from relievers most of the players [...]
Friday was a busy day in the way of Mets news, as Bobby Abreu announced his retirement the old fashioned way: by saying it at the end of the season and not going on a year-long farewell tour, Adam Rubin revealed that minor changes may be coming to the Citi Field outfield walls, and the [...]
Wilmer Flores has now gotten his first taste of playing every day in the major leagues. Over the past two months, Flores has been a regular in the lineup, first as the everyday shortstop and now, due to David Wright’s injury, as the everyday second baseman while Daniel Murphy fills in at third. Although statistics [...]
If he's the team's everyday shortstop next year, what's he doing playing second base now?