Kevin Kernan (New York Post) collected the thoughts of one of NY’s emerging young pitchers, Zack Wheeler, who has become more vocal this offseason as the team approaches what should be a turning point. 2015 is being presented as the year when excuses will be laid to rest and winning will be restored. “…Wheeler likes what he sees about the Mets…He took the bullpen mound...
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Alex asks… Do you think the Mets will trade Daniel Murphy before the trade deadline? It’s pretty clear they are not extending him. Let’s say the Mets go into July with a slim one game lead on the second wild card (I wish!) and Daniel Murphy is having another All Star season and in the top five in hits, doubles, and runs scored, would they still trade him? Or do they keep him...
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You can never have too much pitching. Unless you are the Mets apparently. With a growing crop of young arms, the Mets enter the 2015 season with a good problem to have. They have more starters than rotation spots, a log-jam that will only get more crowded as the season progresses and the likes of Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz prove major league ready. Therefore, Dillon Gee has been the topic...
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We all come to this website for the same reason; we all love the Mets. While we all love the Mets, we may not all love what has been going on with our team. We may disagree about the owners, the manager, the coaches and whom they trot out there, but one thing we cannot disagree on is this… Baseball is a special game because any team can beat any team on any given day. We as fans cannot...
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A lot of consideration is made on how a pitcher performs independent of his defense. If two pitchers produce the exact same ball in play – a ground ball to the right of the shortstop – the outcome may differ depending on how adroit that shortstop is at making the play. Therefore, statistics are calculated to identify things that the pitcher can control, independent of defense, mainly...
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