MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Let’s take a pragmatic look at the Mets 2022 rotation as it is set today, compared to 2021. The 2021 Mets had 19 pitchers start games. To put that in perspective, here are the teams that have started more since the earth cooled and the continents formed: 1915 AL Philadelphia Athletics 24 2019 AL Toronto Blue Jays 21 1967 NL New York Mets 20 1890 NL Pittsburg...
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A Holiday Wish, a Fan Shot by Bill D’Angelo Twas another night during the lock-out, when all thru’ the clubhouse, the Front Office was stirring, even Steve Cohen and his spouse; The depth chart was hung by the dugout with care, In hopes that another starting pitcher soon would be there; Potential moves were in all the assistant GM’s heads, Some better ideas were posted in the...
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A Fan Shot by Greg Jones Since joining the Mets in 2019, J.D. Davis has the second highest batting average (behind Jeff McNeil), the second highest slugging percentage (behind Pete Alonso) and the second highest on-base percentage (behind Brandon Nimmo). In the holiday spirit, I am reminded this week of George Bailey in “It’s A Wonderful Life” returning to Pottersville, an invisible soul...
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A Fan Shot by The Hammer Having attempted a previous fan shot, defending the initial hiring of sports agent Brodie Van Wagenen as GM, I’m probably not deserving of another bite at the MMO fan shot apple, but the LGM spirit lives on, and everyone needs a second chance. It would be too redundant to recap the breathtaking signings the Met’s have made this past month, an astonishing...
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MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Our farm system isn’t where we want it to be. You sign enough 30-somethings you are going to see the injuries and the decline, all the data indicates that.” – Mets owner Steve Cohen to Howie Rose, December 23, 2021 There is an overriding question that must be addressed before the Met moves begin this winter. Can the Mets realistically compete for the...
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