Wednesday catch-all thread (3/31/21)

Mets and Francisco Lindor have come to a deal, according to multiple sources. From Andy Martino: Sources: Francisco Lindor and Mets in agreement on deal that is approximatlely 10 years, $340 million as @JonHeyman reported. There is a limited no trade and no opt outs per source https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1377460442998652929?s=21

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Mets 2021 projections: Michael Conforto

Michael Conforto had a fantastic year in 2020. If he kept that pace up over a 162-game season, he would have posted a 5.4 fWAR. My sincere hope is that everyone who is reading this knows that Conforto’s tremendous year was the result of an unsustainable BABIP. If instead of a .412 BABIP, he had [...]

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Noah Syndergaard and the Mets’ defense against a June Swoon

The Mets have famously melted as summer has set in, known as the June Swoon.   Noah Syndergaard threw 97 on Saturday and is projected to return in June.  Will he prevent a June Swoon, or better, will he even have to? Spring Training is all but over. The roster is set, and everyone knows who [...]

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The Mets and Braves and how all triples are not created equally

The Mets have a better team on paper than the Braves. That’s not just my opinion or Matt’s opinion, as FanGraphs has them projected for a higher win total, too. As of this morning, the Mets had 92 projected wins while the Braves had 88. But, if you put a gun to my head and [...]

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Dellin Betances and cutting your losses

The sunk cost fallacy is something sports fans are intimately familiar with, even if they don’t realize it. Very generally speaking, the concept is described as continuing an endeavor simply because you’ve already invested a significant amount of time, money, and/or resources on it despite it not being in your best interests. In sports, this [...]

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How do the Mets stack up in the NL East?

We've been so busy picking apart the Mets roster this off-season, we'd be remiss if we didn't take a broader look at our division rivals to see how we measure up. Unlike other divisions, the NL East does not have a doormat team. The Marlins might not be a playoff favorite, but they've got more [...]

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Mets 2021 projections: Brandon Nimmo

The season starts in seven days and there are still at least three projections that should be done. So, let’s go ahead and look at Brandon Nimmo. The Spring Training marvel and the on-base machine still has his detractors, although at least no one dismisses him as a fourth outfielder anymore. Well, that’s not 100% [...]

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