Thru games of May 22, the Mets rank 14 in the the 15-team National League with a 3.70 runs per game average. They’ve scored two runs or fewer 14 times and only twice this season have they scored more than seven runs in a game. Michael Cuddyer bats cleanup most nights and he has a .664 OPS. Everyone agrees he needs to bat elsewhere but no one has any idea who should hit fourth. Four of the eight regulars have an OBP of .305 or less and six of the regulars feature a sub-.400 SLG mark.
So, it’s safe to say the offense needs help. But what’s the answer?
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Please add one: Change the approach to small ball to manufacture runs rather than always waiting for the “Babe Ruth” in each of these players to come out. For certain, they have had much more one and two run displays than 6+. When is the light going to turn on in that dugout?
Duda should be batting clean up unless the Met’s are facing a Kershaw type lefty.As well as Granderson is getting on base I would rather see him bat in the 6 hole. If given the opportunity consistently I think Lagares can grow into the lead off spot. Put Murphy back in the 2 hole. When Wright and TDA return slot them 3rd and 5th. Cuddyer bats 7th with Flores and or Tejada 8th. While it’s nice to see the Met’s making opposing pitchers throw more pitches someone has to step up and become the run producer. It feels like the Met’s lead the league every year with LOB. Can’t depend on Duda every night. Some more hit and runs would be a novel idea.The Met’s inability to score runs is not a new phenomenon. So if Terry is going to continue to sit on his hands waiting for something to happen then it’s time to turn the page and bring someone else in..
If only we were better at bunting and making productive outs all of the offense’s woes would be cured! If small ball is the answer we’re asking the wrong question.
Cuddyer blows. We need a big bat and he’s not it. Flores is not the answer at short but right now left field is the biggest problem.
“Thru games of May 22, the Mets rank 15 in the the 16-team National League with a 3.70 runs per game average…”
Maybe I missed a team–16 Teams in NL?
Let’s Go Mets!
It’s me – not you. I’ve fixed it.
Wright not to resume baseball activity for another week due to lower back pain.
A trade for a bat needs to occur soon, SA.
Holy cr*p; get a load of today’s lineup! Personally, I would have this:
1. LF Celiciani
2. CF Lagares I think this would be a better defense and offense
3. 2B Flores then what Collins has put out there. ( Perhaps switch
4. 1B Duda Lagares with Granderson).
5. 3B Murphy
6. RF Granderson
7. SS Tejada
8. C (whomever)
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Too bad the owners are too cheap, to get a slugging corner outfielder.
Minimal Production from LF, CF, Catcher and 3b.
The Catcher is cutting his teeth— he will be better, and d’Arnaud’s (I believe that’s the first time I’ve ever used two apostrophes on one word!!!!—exhilerating!!!)… d’Arnaud’s return will help.
CF— please tell me that the 965th-1000th ab’s will start to look different than the first 964!!!!! This “failure to thrive” is beginning to look like oppositional, coaching resistent behavior by Lagares–he’s too talented and he has too much experience to be “the same hitter” as he was when he first arrived!
Cuddyer– not a fan of this signing, and still not a fan!!! “Old” starts by not being able to perform at top level “every day”—-it progresses to losing the top level of performance—That’s where he is!!!! The top level of performance is gone!!!!
3b– Campbell is not an mlb every day 3bman—this is news!!????
They don’t run well…. and some of them are slow and bad baserunners. They don’t hit well situationally…and they lack power. You group them and you find yourself in too many non-power, slow/bad baserunner, station to station baseball situations. You’re camped out on 3 run homers…without HR Hitters!!!!
oh….”and though they couldn’t hit, they couldn’t field either”
This isn’t an easy fix—it’s not a just a tweak or a “missing link”
And who should shoulder the blame for this fiasco?
Don’t look now but the Mets are sixth in the standings and not in the playoffs.
Victorino should be available in Boston for Colon because the Boston papers are inferring there is a “problem”. Is he a solution, no, but at least it is a step in the right direction and Colon would not bring you any better. Wright will be out for quite awhile longer so what harm is it to play Murphy at 3B , Flores at 2B, and Tejada or Reynolds at SS. It would at least improve the defense.
Finally bat Granderson, Murphy and Duda in order so that at least every third inning they have a threat of scoring a run.
The pitching can keep them in striking distance of a playoff but a big trade is inevitable as the deadline draws near. A lot of good pitching has been wasted.
But Metsense were you referring to the Sandy I have to squeeze every last drop in order for me to pull the trigger in this inevitable “big” deal as the trading deadline approaches? I for one don’t see it happening.
One thought that might help, slightly, would be to promote T. J. Rivera and install him at 3rd base until he shows that he can’t handle the position or the major league pitching. I don’t think either would happen.
Rivera isn’t mentioned among the Mets prospects for three reasons: he doesn’t have much power, he is old (26), and most importantly, he was an undrafted walk-on. Of course he can’t be any good if nobody wasted a draft on him, can he?
The reasons to bring him up are twofold: he can play at all the infield positions, and he has hit, everywhere he has played. He hit .290 at Kingsport in 2011; he hit .289 at St Luce in 2013. In every other stop along his way he has hit .300 or better — and that’s eight different stops, including two Winter ball assignments.
Rivera works a walk about 6% of the time, which is livable if not ideal. I gather his arm is about adequate for the third base position. So, if he realizes his best projected outcome he could certainly be as good as a lot of guys who were regulars for good teams; I’m thinking of Bill Mueller, Boston and San Fran, and there have been many others. Bottom line, I think he could be an improvement. Anyway, his window is small; now is the time to harvest this talent.
And that is how I think the problem must be addressed, incrementally. If is slugging outfielder with a not too awful contract comes online, then sure, go for it. Meanwhile, do the small things that lessen the distance to the finish line.