As the Mets, a team with World Series aspirations in April, drift further and further out of contention, speculation surrounding Terry Collins’ job security as manager continues to grow. His in-game decision making has become increasingly suspect this season, and the fact that the Mets aren’t winning hasn’t masked those poor decisions as it did the past two years. It still...
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By just about any metric there is, Michael Conforto is one of baseball’s elite talents at this point in the season. Conforto leads the NL in slugging (.750) this month, is tied for the most runs scored (24), is first in extra-base hits (15), is fourth in batting average (.355), tied for third in home runs (seven), tied for third in RBI (19) and second in on-base percentage (.467). On the...
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The emergence of Rene Rivera has been one of the Mets’ few bright spots in an otherwise dreary season. The career backup catcher is batting .308/.337/.410 in 24 games, and even had an 11-game hitting streak through this weekend. He’s been raking ever since assuming the starting position after Travis d’Arnaud’s wrist injury in May, giving the Mets more production behind...
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It’s getting late early for the Mets. With each passing bullpen implosion, every five-inning start and every crushing loss, it’s starting to look like this summer will be a non-competitive one. To say the Mets have underperformed would be the understatement of the century; they were supposed to be contenders this year. If the Mets can’t dig themselves out of this hole, the...
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Back in March, the Mets could have never imagined that Adam Wilk and Rafael Montero would be starting games for them by May. The fans wanted Jay Bruce run out of town. Noah Syndergaard could do no wrong in the eyes of fans. Michael Conforto was a promising prospect, but he had no place to play every day. They were a team built on pitching, with a lineup that was so-so at best. This has all...
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