As you may have heard, the Mets have started 2018 at 6-1, which is the best record in the NL and a half-game behind the 7-1 Red Sox for the best record in the majors. There’s nothing magical about seven games; still I wondered how that stacked up against other records in team history after [...]
There was a bit of a surprise in the lineup that manager Mickey Callaway posted for the start of the Mets-Nationals series on April 5. Hot-hitting shortstop Amed Rosario (his slash line was .333/.375/.467 at the time) was not in the lineup. Instead it was veteran utility man Jose Reyes getting the start at short. [...]