Joe D, Author at Metsmerized Online

Alderson On Lagares: It’s Not About Drawing Walks, It’s About Getting Into Hitting Counts

Posted by Joe D | Nov 17, 2013

I loved hearing what Sandy Alderson had to say about center fielder Juan Lagares yesterday during his interview on WFAN with Mike Francesa. Only one day earlier, I was having a back and forth on twitter with one of my followers who was very concerned that Lagares had just one walk in Winter Ball. I tried explaining that what was more important was that he was hitting, working the counts and most...

Mets Mailbag: Trading For Bautista and Hosmer

Posted by Joe D | Nov 17, 2013

Doug asks… How about the following moves? 3 team deal Royals get: Dillon Gee, Lucas Duda and Ike Davis Blue Jays get: Royals prospect RHP Miguel Almonte and Rafael Montero. Mets get: Jose Bautista & Eric Hosmer You are taking Gee & Montero out, but you will still have Zack Wheeler, Jon Niese, Noah Syndergaard and potential experienced arms like Bronson Arroyo until Matt Harvey...

Wright, Murphy, Young Recognized For Baserunning At Their Positions

Posted by Joe D | Nov 16, 2013

Eye On Baseball unveiled their 2013 NL Bronze Cleat winners and the Mets had three players get the gold – or the bronze in this case. The Bronze Cleat recognizes players who helped their team the most on the bases, not just with stolen bases, but also things like going first-to-third on a single or scoring from first on a double. FanGraphs’ Base-Running WAR also figures into the...

MMO Fair or Foul: Mets Need Fewer Sourpusses And More Players Who Buy Into Offensive Philosophy

Posted by Joe D | Nov 16, 2013

I came across this on MLBTR this morning: The Mets are looking for players to buy into their offensive philosophy, and that means finding guys with discipline at the plate, writes Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. That might help to explain why the free-swinging Daniel Murphy has found himself on the pages of MLBTR over the last week or so. I headed over to Martino’s post after...

Alderson Expressed Concern With D’Arnaud’s Hitting Approach

Posted by Joe D | Nov 16, 2013

It seems to me that the team is not as high or as confident in Travis d’Arnaud as they once were when they first acquired the catcher as the signature piece in the deal that sent R.A. Dickey to Toronto. On at least two occasions, Sandy Alderson expressed concern with D’Arnaud’s bat and his brief 99 at-bat debut. The Mets GM expanded on that a little during his interview with...