Shut out for the second time in three games, the Mets offense is struggling to put up runs at the moment. Yoenis Cespedes has just two in his last 27 plate appearances, and the starters have allowed 15 runs over the last 22.2 innings pitched for an ERA of 6.08. At a moment when the [...]
Rookie Noah Syndergaard has had a good if unspectacular debut for the Mets this season. He’s got an ERA of 3.39, a FIP of 3.34, a K/9 of 9.64, and his B/9 is an even two. The results have been somewhat uneven, though, and he’s had a few clunkers. What’s really interesting is how his [...]
Travis d’Arnaud has just over 200 at bats this season for the Mets and has put up an OPS (on base percentage + slugging percentage) of 911. To put that into perspective Buster Posey’s OPS is around 880 although he has stayed healthy and on the field far longer than d’Arnaud. Simply put d’Arnaud has [...]
The Mets got back to their winning ways by taking the opener of the latest installment of the Subway Series by a 5-1 score. The Nationals and Marlins were going to extra innings, so right now the magic number is eight. If you like bombs, this was a game for you. Lucas Duda, Daniel Murphy [...]
Following the 2014 season, the Mets had two big holes that they had to address: SS and LF. The big move of the offseason was to import outfielder Michael Cuddyer. The solution at short was to hand the position over to Wilmer Flores. Midway through the 2015 season, these decisions looked really bad. But a [...]
The haunting phrase "7 games up and 17 to play" has been brought up a lot lately, especially in recent days, after two Met losses and two Nationals wins quickly turned a 9 ½ -game lead into a 7 ½ -game lead. Thankfully, the Nationals lost last night so the lead is back to 8 [...]
The Mets dropped the last two games of the season series against the Marlins to finish the year 11-8 against their division foe. It was the first time since Aug. 28-29 that the Mets have lost back-to-back games and they went 12-3 in that stretch. After a day off on Thursday, next up is the [...]
The Mets haven't been shutout since July 23rd while visiting my sunny Los Angeles. They were shut out 10 times before that date, however. That goes to show just how much this offense has improved. But it wasn't on display versus Adam Conley and the Miami Marlins. Young Conley, who had a 4.93 ERA in [...]