What does the immediate future hold for Jesse Winker and his empty AVG?

Between 2017-2021, Jesse Winker had a 129 OPS+ over 1,523 PA. And it seemed like he did the vast majority of his damage against the Mets. After a down season in 2022 and a dismal year in 2023, Winker rebounded with a strong start with the Nationals this season. Back to a 128 OPS+ in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, A’s 1 (8/14/24)

The Mets jumped on top early and added on throughout the game before finishing with a 9-1 win over the A’s Wednesday night at Citi Field. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Mets. The big star of the night was Pete Alonso, who had a four-hit game, including a double and a [...]

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Gut Reaction: A’s 9, Mets 4 (8/13/24)

Paul Blackburn got lit up by his old teammates and the Mets opened their nine-game homestand with a 9-4 loss to the A’s Tuesday night. • Mets had nine hits and five walks but struck out 13 times • Francisco Lindor, Jesse Winker and Jose Iglesias each had two hits • Francisco Alvarez and Harrison [...]

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Jett Williams and the state of the farm system

The trade deadline has come and went and the Mets weren’t major buyers or sellers though they did part with a solid pitching prospect in Tyler Stuart their other losses should have little impact on the future team.  We now pause to look at the players the Mets have in the farm to determine if [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mariners 4, Mets 0 (8/10/24)

For the second straight game the Mets were shut out, as they fell to the Mariners, 4-0, Saturday night in Seattle. With the loss, the Mets fell behind the Braves and out of Wild Card position and dropped to 4-5 on the road trip. Francisco Lindor led off with a hit and one out later, [...]

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Could David Stearns be this generation’s Bing Devine?

OK. I’ll be honest. I’ve been around awhile, and I’ve seen some things. I’ve been following the Mets since I was a kid – and I mean “kid.” I can remember my Dad pointing out for me to watch a particular pitcher when I was about four. That pitcher was Tom Seaver. As I got [...]

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