A look at how the Mets have done in the month of August

After winning back-to-back games, the Mets are now 4-10 in the month of August. Their poor record is due to a variety of reasons but the three most likely culprits are facing good teams in the Orioles and Braves, a completely-expected swoon after the trade-deadline selloff and the remaining players on the team just not [...]

On the struggles of Brett Baty

Yesterday came across an article that talked about Brett Baty, his struggles and what they hoped to accomplish with him in the minors. The article featured quotes from Syracuse hitting coach Collin Hetzler, who said this: “Being selectively aggressive is good, but at the same time you don’t want that to turn into taking heaters [...]

A more-detailed look at Luisangel Acuna, Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford

Yesterday’s win on Sunday Night Baseball notwithstanding, it’s been a tough road for the Mets since the big selloff at and near the trade deadline. It’s made following the minor league system more interesting than following the MLB club. We should always keep an eye on how the farm system is doing. But with the [...]

Drew Smith’s status, Francisco Lindor’s extended hot streak, Jose Quintana continues his strong pitching

We have been criticizing Billy Eppler for his options-reliever strategy since before the season started. And it’s turned out even worse than we initially feared with how those back-end relievers have all been horrible this year. But one thing that flies under the radar has been the club’s designation as Drew Smith as one of [...]