Author: Dilip Sridhar

The Problem With Overvaluing Fielding Percentage

After the 2015 season, there was a big debate amongst Mets fans: Should they re-sign Murphy or let him go to free agency? Many fans would have happily taken Murphy back even before his air-ball revolution, defensive shortcomings and all. But Murphy set a standard, being if you are going to be a terrible fielder in this league, then you must hit. The problem with this Mets infield is they do not...

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Morning Briefing: Back To Reality, Oops There Goes Gravity

Good Morning, Mets Fans! The All Star Game was last night and Michael Conforto went 1-for-2 with a single in the seventh but struck out against Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning. The AL won 2-1 in the tenth inning on Robinson Cano’s home run. Latest Mets News Kristie Ackert talks about Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner reconnecting in Miami as two post-Mets All Stars. MLB Trade Rumors...

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Morning Briefing: Hey Now Conforto, You’re An All-Star!

Good Morning, Mets fans! Tonight is the MLB All-Star game. Michael Conforto is the only Mets representative following a great first half. Max Scherzer will start for the National League and Chris Sale will start for the American League. Latest Mets News Conforto looks forward to and reflects on his first All-Star selection as the lone representative from the Mets. Matt Harvey could resume...

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Morning Briefing: The All Star Break is Upon Us

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are off until this coming Friday due to the All Star break. They finished the first half at 39-47, in fourth place and 12 games back in the NL East. Yesterday, Lance Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff shut down the Mets offense. Steven Matz struggled in the game and that combination led to a 6-0 loss. It was a bad first half that culminated in a bad...

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Mets Minors Recap: Oswalt and Gonzalez Continue Strong Seasons

Albuquerque Isotopes (44-44) 4, Las Vegas 51s (34-55) 1 Box Score Gavin Cecchini 2B: 2-for-4 Dominic Smith 1B: 1-for-4, K Kevin Plawecki C: 0-for-4 The 51s were not able to muster up much offensively, which is not shocking given that their best player is in Miami for the Futures Game. Smith now has a hit in 23 of his last 24 games. He has a 1.189 OPS in the month of July. He has historically...

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