Kevin Long, in his second year as hitting coach for the New York Mets, is met with the early daunting task of breaking this team out of their offensive woes. The offense has sputtered out of the gate to a major league worst in average (.194), slugging (.250) and OPS (.535). Long though, who has been around for 10 years, is not concerned. “I’ve seen all sorts of stuff happen,” said Long, in his...
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Sandy Alderson, the Mets GM and creator of the term “Panic Citi,” agreed with how Terry Collins managed Wedensday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Collins who previously stated he was “managing like it was the seventh game of the World Series,” made some interesting moves in the Mets third win of the season. Jim Henderson was called upon to pitch a day after he had...
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Through eight games this season, the New York Mets offense has been less than inspiring, ranking dead last in the NL in hits, runs scored, Avg, OBP, OPS, and extra base hits. While this is just a small sample size and nothing to get overly concerned about yet, it does give us a not too distant reminder of the early season offense during the 2015 season. One of the alarming imbalances to this...
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Stat Line: 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 SO, 2 BB In the New York Mets 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins, Logan Verrett showed why he would be in the starting rotation for twenty-nine of thirty Major League teams. Verrett attacks opposing lineups differently than our big three power pitches, looking to induce poor contact early in at-bats rather than inducing a high whiff/miss and strikeout rates. Logan...
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During yesterday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins, Wilmer Flores had his first MLB appearance at 1st base. He played the position flawlessly and without any errors and even executed some nice plays while doing so that had a high degree of difficulty. Flores showed great range at the position and a nice glove, making a nice diving stop to save a single from getting through in a game when...
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