The Mets’ rotation, the whiffs of Brandon Nimmo and DJ Stewart and the curse Harrison Bader looks to break

When Kodai Senga went down, it was natural to have Jose Quintana take the ball for the Mets on Opening Day. Not only was Quintana a veteran who pitched well when healthy last year, he was the only one of the remaining four initial pitchers in the rotation who played for the Mets in 2023. [...]

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Gut Reaction: Brewers 7, Mets 6 (3/30/24)

Luis Severino single-handedly tried to prove that Spring Training stats don’t matter, as he allowed 6 ER in 5 IP, putting the Mets in a big hole early. The Mets rallied late with the home run ball but came out on the short side of a 7-6 score Saturday afternoon against the Brewers at Citi [...]

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How will Carlos Mendoza and the Mets respond to Rhys Hoskins?

While still hungover – figuratively – from N.C. State’s third NCAA win and eighth-straight victory, it dawned on me that today is the fifth Saturday of the month and no one was scheduled to write an article today. For me, these early-season articles are the toughest ones to write. What has happened that isn’t already [...]

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Gut Reaction: Brewers 3, Mets 1 (3/29/24)

It was too much Freddy Peralta, as he combined with three relievers to one-hit the Mets for the first time ever on Opening Day, leading the Brewers to a 3-1 win Friday afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets jumped on top early, as Starling Marte hit a homer to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. [...]

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Predictions for the 2024 Mets

After finally reaching my goal of having more predictions right than wrong in 2022 – it was back to reality with the picks last year. While fewer than half right, there were six correct predictions, which is a solid score, given the self-imposed mandate to not make safe picks. But no one wants to read [...]

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Poll: How many wins will the 2024 Mets achieve?

This time last year, the expectation of most was that the Mets were going to top 95 wins. That didn’t happen and this year those expectations are considerably lower. Here’s a sampling of views of the 2024 Mets from national sites: FanGraphs: 81-81 CBS Sports: 81-81 The Athletic: 80-82 USA Today: 78-84 Gambling site FanDuel [...]

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Mets 2024 projections: The final batch

Here in the Piedmont we’re at the time of year where it rains every day, which on one hand stinks because rain makes me depressed but on the other hand it washes away the pollen, so it’s not without its uses. It’s just too bad that the rain extends further north and has washed out [...]

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Mets 2024 projections: J.D. Martinez

It was a nice comeback season for J.D. Martinez in 2023, as he rebounded from a 117 OPS+ at age 34 to a 134 mark last year. With the Dodgers replacing him with Shohei Ohtani, Martinez hit free agency, where he didn’t quite find the market he imagined. He remained unsigned until the end of [...]

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