More than one third of the Major League Baseball Season has been played and the one thing the Mets have shown is how much the they need to improve in order to contend. Right now, the Mets are 28-30, which is not where they want to be. It seems that with the current roster, the [...]
When a fan starts to criticize Sandy Alderson, Brandon Nimmo becomes one of the main points of discussion: his lack of experience, his extremely high strikeout totals or another “failed” prospect during the Alderson era. Some fans, including myself, have been supportive of Nimmo and his .372 and .397 OBP’s in 2012 and 2013. Recently, on the famous “Top 100 [...]
After Sunday’s thrilling 11-inning 4-3 win in Philadelphia, veteran Mets beat writer Adam Rubin posed the question “Are the Mets for real after all?” Those familiar with Rubin’s style – straightforward, with a slight lean toward the negative – were taken a bit by surprise, though recent relative success made the inquiry somewhat valid. At [...]
With all of the focus on Jacob deGrom, Rafael Montero, Wilmer Flores and Noah Syndergaard, we’ve forgotten that the #5 Met prospect (according to MLB.com) hasn’t logged a single at bat this season. Amed Rosario will be making his 2014 debut in the APP, GCL or NYP in the coming weeks and we will have [...]
By all offensive measures, Travis d’Arnaud is failing to get it done. Never mind that he was a highly touted prospect for his hitting ability, let’s just look at him through the eyes of league averages as presented by Baseball-Reference. d’ArnaudLeague Average BA: .193lgBA: .248 OBP: .281lgOBP: .313 SLG: .298lgSLG: .392 OPS: .579lgOPS: .704 Of [...]
Yesterday at Newsday, Marc Carig – one of the top Mets beat writers – had a very lengthy and comprehensive analysis of the Mets organizational hitting philosophy. It was excellent. Carig talked to people at every level of the organization and ended up dispelling just about every myth about the system. The fact of the [...]
The comments sections of articles we post here at Mets360 are generally chock-full of well-thought-out points and counterpoints from our incredibly knowledgeable regulars. It's not uncommon to see very engaging discussions in these comments, whether between the article writer and a regular or between regulars. One such topic that has come up recently in the [...]
At the start of the season, the Mets wondered how they were going to find playing time for four outfielders and who would sit among the two Youngs and Juan Lagares, since it seemed a given that big-ticket free agent signing Curtis Granderson would play everyday. But in a turn that no one saw coming, [...]