Edwin Diaz’ hot start, the hits falling in for Davis & Nido, West Coast blues

Edwin Diaz was solid for the Mets last year but not many people were doing cartwheels over a season that saw six losses, six blown saves and a 3.45 ERA. This year, he has allowed a higher BB/9 and a higher HR/9 yet has a 2.28 ERA. And as sparkling as that ERA is, it’s [...]

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How steep will the Mets’ “June Swoon” be?

Some things are simply inevitable. Like death and taxes. For the last 15 years or so, an addition to that short list has been necessary: the Mets’ early season promise disappearing as the All-Star break approaches. Even in the grand years, like 2015 and 2016, mid-June-to-early-July has been a tough slog for the boys from [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Angels 3 (6/10/22)

Mark Canha and Brandon Nimmo each had two hits and drove in three runs, as the Mets snapped a two-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Angels Friday night in Anaheim. It was the 15th loss in the last 16 games for the Angels. The Mets jumped on top in the second inning [...]

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The somewhat intertwined fates of Khalil Lee and Dominic Smith

If you go to Dominic Smith’s main page at either Baseball-Reference or FanGraphs you don’t see any stats from Triple-A this year. At first, it seemed like maybe he was taking the maximum number of days a veteran is allowed to report, something you would expect a guy sulking about his demotion to do. But, [...]

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Trevor Williams’ uphill battle to remain in the rotation

The Mets acquired Trevor Williams at the trade deadline in 2021 but he was the throw-in, not the main acquisition in the deal, the one that sent Javier Baez to the Mets. After they acquired him, the Mets sent him to the minors, which no doubt didn’t sit well with the veteran who had spent [...]

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