The Mets bench has not been a pretty place for most of the past two seasons. It’s been riddled with sub-.200 hitters that belonged in AAA. So when Matt Reynolds started his big league career 3-for-19, it was only natural that he began to be lumped in with the likes of Danny Muno, Eric Campbell and Ty Kelly. But since June 14, Reynolds is 5-for-10 at the plate. Overall, he’s sporting...
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It was only natural to watch last Thursday’s coverage of the MLB Draft and hope the Mets would stockpile some future offensive stars. Such additions would obviously be a few years away from contribution, but with the offense sputtering the way it has been for the last month, it would be nice to know that there is help somewhere on the way. So when the Mets took pitchers with their first two...
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I thought I’d drop this information from Adam Rubin in this post because right to the heart of what David argued so well in this article this morning. “The Mets have internally discussed Neil Walker getting time at third base with Dilson Herrera at second base, and Walker told Collins he is on board, but that’s not the immediate intention.” I have no doubt this is...
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It’s been a weird season for Jeurys Familia. On the plus side, he hasn’t blown a regular season save since the San Diego Padres rain game debacle back in July 2015. Also on the plus side, his FIP is 2.17 — which is the lowest mark of his career. These are not surprising because he is a good pitcher. However, on the negative side, he’s striking out more than two less...
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It’s time to talk about David Wright. He’s on a short list for greatest position players to ever play for the Mets and on an even shorter list of homegrown position players. Since 2004, he’s allowed the Mets to not have to worry about third base. He holds a handful of the team’s franchise records. He’s gracefully been the face of the franchise in New York City for...
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