Gut Reaction: Mets 11, Nationals 5 (4/18/18)

So much to unpack from this stirring, comeback Mets win. Yes, that's right: an 11-5 comeback win. Remember the other day, when I said a 12-2 start couldn't be undone by one bad inning? I thought I might have been wrong. It looked like the Mets' sweep of the Nats down in DC would be [...]

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Zack Wheeler and the 100-pitch barrier

Zack Wheeler followed up his strong first start with an outing that’s a little tough to categorize. The final line shows it as a bare minimum Quality Start (6 IP, 3 ER) with a Bill James Game Score of 45. My opinion is that Wheeler pitched better than what that might imply and while he [...]

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Brandon Nimmo is a really nice problem to have

Do the Mets really have an outfield logjam? The late blooming Brandon Nimmo has looked fantastic this season and really seems to be rounding into a strong player and a very effective leadoff hitter. Problem is, the Mets have three clear starting outfielders in Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce and Michael Conforto, not to mention a [...]

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