Through eight games this season, the New York Mets offense has been less than inspiring, ranking dead last in the NL in hits, runs scored, Avg, OBP, OPS, and extra base hits. While this is just a small sample size and nothing to get overly concerned about yet, it does give us a not too distant reminder of the early season offense during the 2015 season. One of the alarming imbalances to this...
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Stat Line: 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 SO, 2 BB In the New York Mets 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins, Logan Verrett showed why he would be in the starting rotation for twenty-nine of thirty Major League teams. Verrett attacks opposing lineups differently than our big three power pitches, looking to induce poor contact early in at-bats rather than inducing a high whiff/miss and strikeout rates. Logan...
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During yesterday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins, Wilmer Flores had his first MLB appearance at 1st base. He played the position flawlessly and without any errors and even executed some nice plays while doing so that had a high degree of difficulty. Flores showed great range at the position and a nice glove, making a nice diving stop to save a single from getting through in a game when...
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3 Up 1. Syndergaard Is Spectacular Coming off a brilliant start in Kansas City last week, Noah Syndergaard was once again lights out on Tuesday night, when he made his first start at Citi Field in 2016. All Syndergaard did was allow one earned run over seven very impressive innings, while striking out 12 batters in the process. Those 12 strikeouts pushed his season total to 21, which is good for...
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The Mets needed a stopper. Losing three games in a row prior to yesterdays game, they needed Noah Syndergaard to go out there and provide another big performance. He did his part. The Mets bats did not do theirs. The god of thunder pitched seven innings last night. He allowed seven hits, and only one run. He walked one and struck out 12. Yes, 12. In a truly dominant performance, the Mets could...
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