Wednesday catch-all thread (5/18/22)

Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. Luis Guillorme has a .275/.373/.392 line in 60 PA so far this season. That might not jump out to you but you have to account for the decreased offensive levels so far in 2022. That's a 126 OPS+, which is slightly better [...]

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Mets split doubleheader with Cardinals (5/17/22)

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. For at least the fifth time this year, Buck Showalter opted to send back a middle reliever when he didn’t have to, just to get the platoon advantage against a non-elite hitter. Joely Rodriguez got the last out of the eighth inning and Adam Ottavino was [...]

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Revisiting the trade and extension for Francisco Lindor

They say if you win the lottery that the money doesn’t solve all of your problems – it just gives you new ones. Me, I’m willing to experience these new problems, so any time Publisher’s Clearinghouse wants to visit my house, that would be great. The Mets won the lottery when the Wilpons sold to [...]

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Four under the radar players to watch in Brooklyn this year

Baseball America recently released its midseason Top 30 prospects updates for all organizations, and unsurprisingly, most of the top prospects in the organization are in the upper levels of the minors – Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos. There are also a fair amount of players in St. Lucie or in the [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mariners 8, Mets 7 (5/15/22)

The Mets almost had another miraculous ninth inning comeback but fell just short, losing to the Mariners, 8-7, Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Mets drop their first series of the season. With one out in the ninth inning, Eduardo Escobar broke out of a 1-31 slump with a triple, the Mets’ third three-bagger of [...]

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A third pillar of bullpen management for the Mets

If you asked fans of all 30 MLB clubs what they thought of their bullpen, most probably wished it was better. So far under Buck Showalter, the Mets’ pen has been run much better than it has been in ages. It’s no exaggeration to say it’s better than it has been in at least a [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Mariners 4 (5/14/22)

Starling Marte had three hits, including a double and a triple, and three runs scored as the Mets defeated the Mariners, 5-4, at rainy Citi Field Saturday night. The game was delayed for over an hour due to rain but once it got underway, Marte made his presence known. In the first inning, he hit [...]

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Beyond the record: signs the Mets are having a good year

Sometimes, you just…know, y’know? A long baseball season is always fraught with signals and portents about what type of season it will be. We all try and read the tea leaves, especially in April and May. A baseball season is long, of course, and this week’s harbinger is next week’s dashed hope. Even a flying [...]

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