Author: Brian Devine

Players of the Week: Lindor Heats Up, Walker Impresses

After winning five straight, the Mets sit atop the National League East with a 16-13 record. But it wasn’t all good news as Jacob deGrom left Sunday’s start with right side tightness. An MRI revealed no structural damage, so the Mets will look to have deGrom back soon, and they will hope to keep their win streak alive against the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays this week. Hitter Of The...

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Players Of The Week: Alonso Heats Up, DeGrom Masterful

Despite going 2-4 last week, the Mets still sit atop of the National League East with a 9-8 record. They lost all three to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, but they ended the week by winning the series against the Washington Nationals behind two shutout victories and key hits from their power bats. There were certainly a bit more positives to take out of the past few games for the Mets in all...

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Players Of The Week: Nimmo And DeGrom Stellar Once Again

After going 2-3 last week, the Mets turned things around by sweeping the Phillies and taking two out of three against the Rockies. The Mets now sit atop of the NL East with a 7-4 record, and they will try to keep their momentum rolling against the Cubs and Nationals this week. Given the many strong individual efforts over this 5-1 stretch, it wasn’t as easy to pick the two best players as it was...

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Players of the Week: Brandon Nimmo Shines, Jacob DeGrom Dominates

The first week of the 2021 season didn’t go exactly as planned for the New York Mets. Five of their first ten scheduled games have been postponed, and they ended the week with a 2-3 record. But even with a disappointing start, there were two players that stood out with outstanding performances, so let’s take a look at the team’s two best players from last week.   Hitter Of The Week: Brandon...

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NL East Rankings: Where Does Davis Land At Third Base?

Unless Sandy Alderson and Steve Cohen have another surprise trade up their sleeves, it looks like the Mets will be staying with J.D. Davis as the team’s starting third baseman. Davis didn’t have the best year in 2020, but third base seems to be a weak position for a lot of NL East teams this year. It was a difficult list to put together given that many of these players have yet to start for a...

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