Mets 2022 projections: Eduardo Escobar

In his last two full seasons, Eduardo Escobar hit a combined 63 HR. If you had any doubt as to the main reason the Mets signed him, it was to deliver power. But that’s not all Escobar brings to the table. He can play anywhere in the infield and while we hope not to see [...]

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Wednesday catch-all thread (3/30/22)

Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. There's no doubt that Spring Training stats don't matter for veteran hitters. Still, it's always nice to see guys get off to great starts. And if given a choice, you'd likely pick guys you were worried about to have hot Springs. Pete [...]

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It’s past time for the Mets and their fans to have good things

One of the basic principles of building a team is that you can’t forecast everything to go right. Everyone knows that there are going to be injuries and people who simply don’t perform up to expectations, for whatever the reason. Having said that, it’s pretty remarkable how many things went wrong for the 2021 Mets. [...]

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Mets 2022 projections: Francisco Lindor

The new Steve Cohen-era Mets made two quick, decisive moves last year that maybe they’d like to have back. They signed free agent James McCann to a 4-year deal and after trading for Francisco Lindor, they signed him to a 10-year extension before he played a single game for the club. We’ll save McCann for [...]

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Grapefruit League notes on Mets pitching, the outfield alignment and the unusual start for Brandon Nimmo

Its always a good idea to take Spring Training stats with a grain of salt. It might be an even better idea this year, given the late start, the rushed time to begin games against other teams and the lack of diversity in opponents. With those qualifiers out of the way, the Mets’ pitching has [...]

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Did the Mets add enough to their bullpen?

Steve Cohen is the richest owner in baseball, a fact conspicuously acknowledged within the latest collective bargaining agreement with its new luxury tax tier endearingly dubbed the “Cohen Tax.” Cohen barely batted an eye at the target directly planted on him, though, acknowledging that the team is likely to go over it. The Mets’ spending [...]

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The Mets’ best off-season move was the one they didn’t make

If you're like MattyMets, you probably squealed like a school girl when the Mets signed Eduardo Escobar, Mark Canha, and Starling Marte in the span of 48 hours. And when they announced that Max Scherzer was coming to Queens to join Jacob deGrom and form the best 1-2 punch in the Majors, you shouted "Drago!" [...]

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MLB experiments with new device to eliminate sign stealing

What’s the one thing in sports that you can’t believe still happens in 2022? The answer to that question for me is easy – How does the NFL still measure a first down with two officials carrying sticks and a chain onto the field? If anything was meant for a laser in pro sports, you’d [...]

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Wednesday catch-all thread (3/23/22)

Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. MLB announced that there would be 28-man rosters for the month of April. The Mets have several different ways they could use these two extra spots, besides the default of just adding extra relievers. They could: Carry a third catcher given the [...]

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Mets 2022 projections: Jeff McNeil

It wasn’t a good year for Jeff McNeil in 2021, as he had easily his worst year in the majors from a production standpoint. And if that wasn’t bad enough, he got into a mid-game confrontation with double play partner Francisco Lindor. After the season, we found out that Lindor was frustrated with McNeil’s refusal [...]

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Robinson Cano could create a problem for the Mets

In a day in age where a Major League manager’s most important job is managing clubhouse personalities, one of the biggest challenges that new Mets manager Buck Showalter faces in his inaugural season as the team’s skipper is navigating the Robinson Cano playing time situation. At 39 years old and having missed the entire 2021 [...]

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Dominic Smith’s hot start complicates Buck Showalter’s DH decision

From my office chair, the Mets needed to install Jeff McNeil as their second baseman without going thru any dog and pony show about how a hot Spring Training from Robinson Cano could result in some type of time share at the position. New manager Buck Showalter agreed and indicated that McNeil would get the [...]

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