A terrific article by Jared Cross that should be required reading for the Mets' manager. "Managers, it appears, stack their lineups with more lefties when facing right-handed pitching but pay little attention to the projected platoon split of the pitcher. The right-handed pitchers projected to have reverse splits faced roughly as many left-handed batters as [...]
The Mets lost a tough game today, as they had the lead multiple times, but the Orioles were pesky and prevailed with a 5-4 victory. Noah Syndergaard's struggles on the road continued tonight, as he allowed eight hits, walked two in five innings. Too many base runners in a short period led to a short [...]
Michael Conforto has more than held his own in his first exposure to major league pitching. After 61 PA, he has a .751 OPS and a 112 wRC+. Compare those numbers to the .668 OPS and 89 wRC+ that big free agent signing Michael Cuddyer has produced this season. To be fair, Conforto has seen [...]
August is a little more than half way over, and the Mets have a convincing enough lead over the Washington Nationals in the National League Eastern Division to begin thinking about the post season. As any fan would expect, a lot of work and thought goes into a team’s post season, including ticket sales, promotions, [...]