It’s been a tough past two seasons for Matt Harvey. After a triumphant comeback from TJ surgery in 2015, when he had a 2.71 ERA over 189.1 IP, Harvey has combined for 9-17 record with a 5.78 ERA in 185.1 IP the past two years. There was talk that he was going to be available [...]
The first four pitchers to start a game for the Mets in Grapefruit League play this season combined for 7 IP and 0 ER. Steven Matz failed to record an out in the second inning and finished with a line of 1 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 2 BB and a K, with all of [...]
Perusing The Hardball Times, I noticed there was an article about the teams that had never had a player win either the MVP or Cy Young Awards. I knew the Mets would have a place in the article, since the franchise has never had an MVP winner. The article by Cameron Martin proved to be [...]
The Mets’ system doesn’t have any elite, can’t-miss guys. They have a bunch of talented young guys in the lower levels who might develop that way. They’ve got guys with elite skills who haven’t been able to stay healthy. And they’ve got Corey Oswalt. My top 50 list had Oswalt third overall but that was [...]
Somehow, someway Yoenis Cespedes has been flying under the radar. You hear about guys returning from injury and the focus is on the pitching staff. If it does turn to a hitter, it’s more likely to be about Michael Conforto than it is Cespedes. Perhaps that’s because Conforto’s return is unknown while Cespedes is in [...]
This actually happened
The link has a fascinating map of the U.S. and it's color coded to show which MLB park is the closest. The map isn't perfect and includes chunks of Canada and Mexico, which may be necessary for the former but likely not the latter, but it's still worth checking out. It may hint at which [...]
2015 was the best season that the Mets have had in the 2010’s, by far. Highlighted by a World Series appearance, the Mets also took the division crown during a heated race with the rival Washington Nationals. A lot of wild things needed to happen that season for the Mets to get to the World [...]
Last year was an outlier. 2017, like 2009, was a once every decade or so occurrence when a team gets snake bitten and injuries spread like pink eye at a pre-school. That said, injuries are inevitable and often times the team that are best prepared to overcome them are the ones left standing in October. [...]
Baseball is closer than we think. Here in New York yesterday, the temperature got up to 78 degrees. On February 21. Exhibition games start tomorrow. The Mets have a small controversy. Heck, it may as well be June. It’s that mini-controversy we’re going to discuss. As spring training moves along apace, the usual articles and [...]
Many feel that the Mets’ 2017 season essentially ended when Noah Syndergaard went on the disabled list. So, it stands to figure that a healthy 2018 from Syndergaard is crucial for the team’s hopes to make it back to the playoffs. Prior to last season, Syndergaard spent a lot of time in the weight room [...]
Over the past few weeks, Joe Barbieri and I have presented the first 100 picks of the drafts from 2000-2009. While we made some comments and provided some context on the picks from those individual drafts, now it’s time to put it all together and look at our 10-year sample with the idea of looking [...]