We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. We continue with the only person in uniform for both of the franchise’s World Series titles and remains one of the most beloved Mets ever. Look at the stat sheet for Bud Harrelson and you won’t see his true...
Third base has functioned as somewhat of a revolving door for the New York Mets this season. The position group has slashed just .210/.270/.332 while putting up -2.3 fWAR and -9 Outs Above Average, making it crystal clear that a pick-me-up is necessary. Brett Baty and Eduardo Escobar got the initial crack at cementing their roles as regulars at the position, but neither player seized the...
When Francisco Lindor bobbled what would have been an easy double play to get through a clean third inning, a team like the 2022 Mets might have rebounded and put up a clean inning anyway. Not the 2023 Mets. What resulted was a five-run inning, highlighted by multiple defensive blunders, which led the way for an embarrassing 14-7 defeat in the first game of a three-game series against the...
One of the biggest moves the New York Mets made two offseasons ago was signing veteran outfielder Starling Marte during free agency. In December of 2021, New York brought Marte to Flushing on a four-year, $78-million deal. Year one of that said agreement was terrific. This season? Not at all so far. In his first year (2022) with the Mets, Marte was selected to his second-career All-Star game....
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Buck Showalter indicated that Ronny Mauricio could start to see more playing time at different defensive positions including first base, third base, and the outfield. This came on the same night that Mauricio started at second base for Triple-A Syracuse, the first game in his minor league career that he started at a position other than shortstop. If Mauricio...
Questions still linger about how the shift ban will affect the total number of hits in baseball—and if banning the shift really does anything at all. (If you look at year-over-year heat maps of where players position themselves, there’s not really a huge change from 2022 to 2023.) But whether the Mets are shading their infield toward second or playing straight up, they are hitting all the...
Francisco Álvarez may be the Mets’ future behind the plate, but at least one New York catcher made a case to keep him in the minors a bit longer. Baseball Savant, the website that houses metrics and insights from MLB’s Statcast technology, introduced a new catcher blocking leaderboard. The stat tracks a catcher’s proficiency in preventing wild pitches (WP) and passed balls (PB)...
Max Scherzer took the bump for his second start of the spring on Friday afternoon against the Nationals. Former Met Trevor Williams started the game for Washington in his first action against the Mets since leaving in free agency this past offseason. Scherzer and Williams both avoided trouble through the first two innings. Scherzer retired all six batters in order while the ball never left the...
Mets baseball has returned! The team played an intrasquad game of three innings on Friday afternoon with the rosters being split into two teams, New York Mets and New York Mets A. For the Mets, Joey Lucchesi took the mound while Dominic Hamel was the pitcher for the Mets A squad. The Mets A squad, consisting mostly of Mets prospects, impressed with Brett Baty, Alex Ramirez, Ronny Mauricio all...
As Mets fans continue to pinch themselves over the surprise signing of superstar Carlos Correa, a majority of the excitement emanating from the fan base has centered around his fit in the lineup and overall transcendent ability at the plate. With Correa sliding over to third base, however, he has a chance to form an all-world left side of the infield with Francisco Lindor and make just as much...
Note: All statistics cited in this article are current through the All-Star Break. Over the past several seasons, the Mets have earned the reputation of being a below average defensive team. Indeed, while defensive metrics are notoriously fickle, the underlying numbers back up that sentiment. For example, from 2017 through 2020, the Mets ranked 29th, 26th, 26th and 25th, respectively, in...
It was a special and emotional night for Francisco Lindor and his family on Friday. With his mom in attendance at Citi Field for the very first time, Lindor absolutely raked at the plate as his red hot bat combined with Pete Alonso to lead the Mets to a 10-4 win over the Miami Marlins. It has been a difficult time for the Lindor family and for their patriarch in particular. After...
