Now that Neil Walker has taken his talents to Milwaukee, the Mets have some decisions to make about next season. With the team’s incumbent second baseman gone, the Mets have no clear-cut choice to play second base on Opening Day in 2018. There are a few internal options, a few external options, and a whole lot of uncertainty surrounding the keystone position. In the immediate future, it...
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Prior to Friday night’s 3-for-4 performance, Amed Rosario hasn’t really hit much in the major leagues. So far, Rosario is batting just .229/.250/.429 with a homer and two RBI in ten major league games. This is nowhere near the .328/.367/.466 slash line the shortstop had in Triple-A. Despite this, Rosario has had a net positive impact on the Mets. He’s got a 0.2 bWAR, which is...
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2004 was a bizarre year for the Mets. Going into that season, a 20-year-old prospect by the name of Jose Reyes was slated to become the Mets’ shortstop of the future. He had made his debut in 2003 at 19 years old, becoming the first Mets teenager in nearly 20 years. Despite playing relatively well on defense (1.0 dWAR in 69 games), Reyes was forced to move to second base because the Mets...
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And to think everyone wanted Jay Bruce run out of town last season. In 50 games after Bruce was traded to the Mets last year, he batted just .219/.294/.391, while hitting just eight home runs. Comparisons to Jason Bay were justly made. Hey, they even have the same initials. In a complete reversal of fortunes, Bruce has a chance to break the Mets’ single-season home run mark. Needless to...
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Addison Reed was at a low point in his career when he was traded to the Mets in August 2015. The Diamondbacks’ reliever had struggled to the tune of a 4.20 ERA, lost his closer spot and eventually his spot in the major leagues. Reed was a far cry from the closer who had had 40 saves with the White Sox just two years prior. Once he was traded to the Mets, everything changed. Reed put up a...
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