And just like that, the whole meaning of being a New York Mets fan has changed forever. Am I possibly jumping the gun on that statement? Hell yes. But am I incredibly excited about what’s to come for the franchise after Tuesday’s press conference? Double hell yes. It was pure poetry to hear new owner and CEO Steve Cohen, along the team president Sandy Alderson, say everything they said in their...
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While there are some hot stove rumors beginning to circulate (*cough* Francisco Lindor *cough*), we’ve hit a lull in MLB’s offseason calendar. What’s more concerning is that it’s likely just the beginning of what is sure to be a long winter of a slow-moving free-agent market. This would’ve sounded oxymoronic at any point over the past 10 years or so, but we can expect the New York Mets to...
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Depending on the statistics you look at, New York Mets infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis had either a decent year or a disappointing one after an encouraging 2019 breakout. When peeping his 117 wRC+, it appears his offensive production was firmly above league average. However, that was mostly propped up by a career-high 13.5% walk rate, as his .247/.371/.389 line wasn’t nearly as fun to look...
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Brandon Nimmo enjoyed a true breakout campaign for the New York Mets in 2018, and it had many of us excited for how he’d back that up in the year that followed. It unfortunately didn’t go how anyone wanted. While his September 2019 production was what we were hoping to see, nothing else went according to plan, including a slow start and a prolonged period on the Injured List. Nimmo was...
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Entering MLB’s 2020 regular season — you know, before the world started to end and a 162-game schedule was still on tap — the New York Mets’ bullpen was projected to be a top performer. Some projections were so good that this group was expected to be the National League’s best. While it was encouraging to see virtual ink be that bullish on the Mets’ relief...
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