Mets 2022 projections review: Outfielders and DH

After checking in on the projections for catcher and infielders in our first look back, this time around we’re going to do the outfielders and designated hitter. Because of the lockout, we looked at rate stats only – forecasting AVG, OBP, SLG, BB% and K%. Unlike in 2021, we saw some good projections right away [...]

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New playoff system doesn’t need adjusting… yet

In the first year of the newly-expanded MLB playoffs, the Wild Card Rounds and American and National League Division Serieses have been characterized by chaos. Much has been said about the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers and the 101-win Mets and Atlanta Braves all failing to win playoff series. The NLCS features an 89-win San Diego [...]

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An interview with our man on the minors, David Groveman

One of the items asked for by readers from our September customer survey was to have things in addition to our regular articles. One of the suggestions was to have interviews with non-team personnel. Below is an email correspondence with David Groveman, who has written for the site and appeared on podcasts dating back to [...]

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An interview with the Mayor – Chris F

One of the items asked for by readers from our September customer survey was to have things in addition to our regular articles. One of the suggestions was to have interviews with non-team personnel. Below is an email correspondence with longtime reader and occasional writer Chris F. You no doubt recognize the name, as Chris [...]

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A few Mets improvements from 2021 to 2022

By now, it has been six days since the New York Mets were eliminated by the San Diego Padres. We’ve seen all of the headline bashing, social media fun-poking, and rage-fueled Facebook posting for a week, and we’ve made it through a whole work week of coworkers sneaking in every jab that they could produce [...]

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Mets 2022 projections review: Catcher and infielders

It seems a lifetime ago. But in the beginning of 2022, we had the lockout and there were concerns about how many games would actually take place this season. Fortunately, we got all 162. But that was unknown when the projection series started. Because of this, we moved to all rate-based stats for the individual [...]

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Final grades for the 2022 Mets

The 2021 Mets won 77 games.  This year’s squad improved by 24 games.  The Mets won 101 games, the second-highest total in franchise history.  It was a great year, despite how the season ended.  Some here wondered if they’d win 85 games once the news hit about the injury to their ace late in Spring [...]

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The 2022 season: A look back and a peek forward

The season, which held so much promise for the Mets for most of the year, has ended way earlier than seemed likely just a few weeks ago. It’s hard to call a year that resulted in 101 regular season victories disappointing, but thats the way it feels. Following are some observations and thoughts on 2022 [...]

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