In Mets history, there have been 214 batters with enough PA in a single season to qualify for the FG leaderboards. Brandon Nimmo in 2018 was one of them and his .404 OBP was the 10th-best mark in club history. Seven different players make up the remainder of the top 10 list. Can you name them?
John Olerud
Lance Johnson
Mike Piazza
Cleon Jones
Olerud and Jones are correct. Olerud has the top two marks and Jones’ 1969 ranks fifth.
I’m a huge fan of Expanding the Strike Zone. Hitters have so concentrated on that small box that they’ve developed a “Mono Swing”—same swing, regardless of pitch count or situation. I believe the “enlarged strike zone” will force hitters to be more contact oriented. I want the game to have more contact…more “baseball playing”….more Plays!
I will begin by questioning my premise on “expanding the strike zone”— is there a stat to show whether an automated system will call more strikes within the present definition of the strike zone? If so, it may be that I’m looking for enforcedment of the strike zone.
How about Richie Ashburn for the top 10 OBP list?
Did not have enough PA to qualify.
Olerud, Jones, Wright, Beltran, Reyes, Nimmo, and Gilkey?
Mike already got Olerud and Jones.
Wright is 7th on the list with his 2007 season.
So, after three guesses we have #1, #2, #5 and #7. Still looking for #3, #4, #6, #8 and #9.
I was going to say Hunt because he’s always getting plucked, but don’t think he had the average. How could Reyes not be there after hitting .331? He couldn’t add another 70 points in walks?
Fonzie?
Yes – his 2000 season ranks third. Still looking for numbers 4, 6, 8 and 9 on the list.
Jefferies?
Hojo?
How about Dave Magadan and Keith Hernandez?
Magadan gets the sixth spot while Keith grabs eight and nine. Now just looking for the guy in the fourth spot.
Keith?
(Pete took Keith first)
As we get closer and closer to Doug Melvin as the next GM or whatever fake name they conjure up, does anyone think, wow, now the Mets are doing good things?
Ive been more inspired before.
Of the three guys that MetsBlog has running, I’d like to see Bloom. He has been involved with nearly everything while with the Rays and at under 40, he could be with the club for 20-plus years if he was successful. Maybe the Wilpons will think his youth will make him malleable and give him a shot.
Melvin may not be inspiring but it could have been far worse, especially with some of the names that were mentioned. A two-time executive of the year by The Sporting News, he’s certainly not afraid of making deals. He had some nice drafts early with the Brewers but that might be more Jack Z. than him.
My main issue is that they don’t need to hire another guy in his mid-60s to be the GM.
I am disappointed that Ng is not a finalist. I think the combination of a deep baseball resume plus working in the front office in big markets with demanding/dysfunctional ownership could have really helped.
Like Brian, at this stage my preference is Bloom, but my concern would be how he can function at a high level with Fred and Jeff hovering. With Fred clearly in the driver seat, Melvin may just offer the best mix of baseball acumen and interpersonal wisdom. Not so much inspiring, but I’d take the open mind approach.
This morning Joe Torre endorsed Ng. She was out by lunchtime.
I’ll take Bloom. I don’t want the experiment with the agent.
Does it matter? Jeff is the real GM. It’s going to be interesting to see who wins out. Old school Fred or new school Jeff. I read where Alderson asked for more money for the teams analytics department but nothing came of that request. The Mets at that time had 3 personnel in that dept.! The Yankees have 20.
OMG…The Giants!!!!
who’s more wrecked right now????…The Gmen or the Mets?
Luis Castillo?
He did have one really good year for the Mets but that ranks 25th on the OBP list.
How about Lee Mazzilli or Carlos Delgado?
Nope.
Our guy played one year and part of another with the Mets. His full year he wore the Mercury Mets jersey as part of MLB’s “Turn Ahead the Clock” promotion. He played for nine different teams in his career, including both of this season’s World Series clubs.
Rusty Staub?
back to the drawing board
Today’s hints for our missing player:
He made his MLB debut in 1979 and played his last game in 2003.
Ricky Henderson
winner-winner chicken dinner