Did Chili Davis actually help the Mets offense?

Earlier this month rumors flew around that the Philadelphia Phillies were interested in interviewing Mets hitting coach Chili Davis for the same position. Shortly after those rumors leaked out, Andy Martino reported via Twitter that the Mets had reached multi-year deals to retain Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater in their current positions. [...]

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A healthy Brandon Nimmo is an impact player

With Juan Lagares gone, it’s possible that Brandon Nimmo is now the most polarizing player on the team. He’s below-average defensively in center field, he strikes out too often and his batting average is nothing to write home about in most years and was downright bad last season. On the flip side, he’s got great [...]

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The Mets’ bullpen will have difficulties next year, too, without a shakeup

Right after the season ended, I set out to figure out what caused the losses and how to fix some of those situations. The Mets had 76 losses, and mostly broken down below. Of those losses, 29 were the starting pitcher not pitching well. It’s hard to believe that the Mets, with the third best [...]

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Mets will buck the trend, get older this offseason

Brodie Van Wagenen said early in the offseason that he is not afraid to sign 30-year-olds. Based on his Robinson Cano trade and Jed Lowrie signings last season, there is reason to believe that he isn’t bluffing in saying that. This is a strategy that has become somewhat alien to the rest of Major League [...]

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Brodie Van Wagenen does not get the benefit of the doubt…yet

It’s been the off-season for a little less than two weeks, now. The Washington Nationals (!!!) have been crowned as Champs, winning the World Series on their first shot. The Houston Astros were denied their second title in three tries, amid mysterious pitching blunders and vapid hitting. The awards are starting to roll in, with [...]

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Yoenis Cespedes and significant dollars lost to the IL

Anyone who’s watched the Mets this century has at one point or another lamented the money the club has had on the injured list. Sometimes, like in 2009, it’s just the sheer number and while others, like in 2019, it’s the high-dollar value. This past season, the Mets had three players who combined to produce [...]

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Ender Inciarte would be an upgrade in center for the Mets

One area of concern for the Mets this offseason is the center field position. Juan Lagares’ contract has expired, and he is not expected back with the Mets for 2020. Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto are fine corner outfielders but are below average fielders in center. The answer to this problem just might be found [...]

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Monday catch-all thread (11/11/19)

At the risk of jinxing him, Pete Alonso will be named Rookie of the Year later today. He joins five previous Mets to win the award. They are: Tom Seaver, 1967 Jon Matlack, 1972 Darryl Strawberry, 1983 Dwight Gooden, 1984 Jacob deGrom, 2014 After going 30 years between award winners Gooden and deGrom, it's nice [...]

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Who had the better year, Pete Alonso or Jacob deGrom?

We’ve dissected the bullpen, lamented the defense and been exasperated about the manager. But today let’s celebrate the two cornerstones of what went right in 2019. The Mets got outstanding seasons from Pete Alonso and Jacob deGrom last year. It’s odd when you can’t say who your best player is. However, fans of Alonso and [...]

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Noah Syndergaard and FB% by Mets’ starting pitchers

Recently we discovered that Marcus Stroman's fastball usage went up significantly when he joined the Mets. Was this something the team - the assumption being that the majority of pitches are called in the dugout, not by the catcher - was doing to try to help Wilson Ramos do better throwing out runners? Let's see [...]

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Mets relievers that WHIP it good in the 21st Century

Relievers are fickle. For whatever reason, they were deemed at some point not to have the stuff to succeed as a starter, which certainly calls into question their ability to consistently pitch well. And then when they only pitch about one-third as much as a starter over a full season, it becomes easier to see [...]

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