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In 2015 an ungainly group of misfits exceeded expectations by reaching the World Series after looking like one of the worst teams in history. Think the Mets and the fictional Indians of the Major League movie franchise aren't that similar? Think again! Their coach is basically the oldest man in baseball. He's full of “Wisdom” [...]
The 2016 baseball season will be upon us in less than a week. The New York Mets will be defending their hard earned 2015 National League crown in the hopes of returning to the World Series and this time winning it. Heady times indeed. The marathon has not started so let’s take a look at [...]
Spring Training is an interesting time to begin analyzing, as players are just getting into the swing of things and could be experimenting with new mechanics or approaches. However, Matt Harvey’s undisclosed injury six days before Opening Day could lead to an uneasy feeling about the Mets starting rotation, which was thought to be the [...]
One of the things done during the offseason is to sign veterans to cheap contracts without the guarantee of a roster spot, invite them to Spring Training and see what happens. Typically these are Quad A type guys or guys who once were roster-worthy but who’ve run into injury problems. Frequently these guys end up [...]
According to reports, the Mets are apparently still on the fence about whether or not to break camp with catcher Kevin Plawecki on the major league roster or send him down to AAA Las Vegas. As a result, the team has been on the hunt for a replacement for Johnny Monell, with whom they are [...]
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A full year of Yoenis Cespedes anchoring the middle of the lineup. This was clearly a different offense once Cespedes came aboard. Even when he’s not red hot, his presence in the three or four spot allows hitters like Lucas Duda and David Wright to see more fastballs. Michael Conforto patrolling left field and thumping [...]
Well, that kind of stunk. The Mets traveled across the state of Florida to take on the power-laden Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin: a three-and-a-half-hour bus ride to a place they hadn’t played in 27 years. As Adam Rubin pointed out on Twitter, there was a brawl that day. In a spring training game. Before [...]
WAR, standing for Wins Above Replacement (player), is part of the alphabet soup of Sabermetric terms that Mets’ manager Terry Collins has no interest in. This is unfortunate since the stat has its value despite some nagging flaws. Its biggest shortcoming is that it depends on certain defensive stats to try and determine how much [...]
The New York Mets have two promising players on their bench this year. Both Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares have had playing time in the majors, and have performed decently. While they could be starting, the Mets were worried about their offensive consistency throughout the year. Flores is not great defensively, but he is not [...]
A good friend, Ethan Ritter Schrott and I have wanted to co-write a series of articles for some time. He is an ardent Yankee fan and I’m a dyed in the wool Met fan and we’ve had arguments, since our college days, about which team was better. Those arguments are always useless, as a fan [...]