Steve Cohen continues clearing the necessary hurdles to officially purchase the New York Mets. As it currently stands, a new era in Queens is on track to turn from dream to reality shortly after the conclusion of the World Series. Wild, right? Many of us never thought this day would come. It still doesn’t feel real at times because dealing with the bologna of the Wilsons was ingrained in my mind...
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The New York Mets’ offense was actually really good in 2020, but at the same time, they were merely meh. That kind of statement sounds weird and doesn’t make sense at all, but it’s 2020 and it’s the Mets, so I think that explains it well enough. I’ll keep going, though. If we look specifically at team wRC+ from the regular season, the Mets posted a mark of 122. This...
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Off the heels of his best year yet, Amed Rosario’s offensive progression likely had people within the New York Mets organization optimistic about his 2020 campaign. However, all the soon-to-be 25-year-old did was make things more difficult for Mets decision makers — whomever they may be once Steve Cohen takes over as owner. While Rosario’s overall stats took a step back in this shortened season,...
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Is now a good time for a Dominic Smith appreciation post? I mean, the sky is blue, isn’t it? The first baseman/left fielder put together a terrific 2020 campaign for the New York Mets. He landed among the league leaders in a number of offensive categories as he slashed .316/.377/.616 with 10 home runs, 42 RBI, 27 runs scored, and a 165 wRC+ through 199 plate appearances. And now that the...
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In August 2019, New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto slugged his 100th career home run. That started a discussion about his place in franchise history, which I also wrote about. Within that article, I mentioned that a solid-to-great 2020 campaign could have him inside the top four of Mets outfielders with regard to career fWAR. Of course, I said that before the world ended, any span of time...
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