Here we go again. Starting pitcher Jenrry Mejia was absolutely lit up in Colorado last night in the Mets' 11-10 loss to the Rockies. All of the damage against Mejia occurred in a horrid fifth inning in which he gave up eight runs, capped by a grand slam by Nolan Arenado. It was a rough [...]
Omar Quintanilla (.298) has a higher wOBA than David Wright (.295) after a month of the season. All Mets fans have been acting like an ostrich, burying their heads in the sand rather that admit the obvious – that a lot of the team’s offensive struggles can be traced to Wright. There was hope that [...]
Travis d’Arnaud is only hitting a few degrees North of the Mendoza line (.200) but there is reason to hope. He’s played in only 22 games in 2014 but if you take a peek at the game logs you may be able to see the positive trend in his numbers. Through the first 5 games [...]
At 15-12 (this post was written prior to Friday night’s game against Colorado), the Mets have been more than keeping their heads above water and are off to a start that most of us did not expect. Will they keep it up? Can they keep it up? Because if they can, it will inevitably lead [...]
Baseball expansion drafts are fascinating things. To add a major league franchise is no small feat. It involves approval from the league, a wealthy person or people to pour in a lot of upfront cash and a city ready with a stadium and able to support the team moving forward. It’s the reason that expansion [...]
In his rookie season, Zack Wheeler turned heads with how he pitched against the Braves. While Atlanta has had its way with New York most of the last 20 or so years, Wheeler went out and put up a 3-0 mark against them in 2013. Now, Wheeler will get the chance to slay another Mets [...]
Recently, Mets’ GM Sandy Alderson made yet another proclamation that the Mets have financial room to add payroll during this 2014 season. While it is hoped – fervently -- that Alderson and his superiors will stop talking about acquiring talent and actually…y’know…acquire talent, this does come as heartening news. You’ll no doubt recall that a [...]
After spending just a little more than the minimum time on the disabled list, Mets’ outfielder Juan Lagares is set to return to the field on Thursday night and play against the Colorado Rockies. At the time of Lagares’ injury, he was posting an impressive .313/.345/.470 slash line to go with five extra base hits [...]