It’s been a while since we could legitimately think about the New York Mets going after and signing top MLB talent via free agency. Things are changing just in time to make a big splash behind the dish, too. The Mets own a $10 million team option on Wilson Ramos for 2021, but it’s likely he’ll get bought out after a rough year. This impending roster void could conveniently be...
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Don’t get me wrong — there were a number of factors behind the New York Mets finishing 26-34 and tied with the Washington Nationals for last in the National League East standings. At different times throughout 2020, it was either the offense, defense, bullpen, or rotation that failed to help this club fire on all cylinders. Outside of the defense, a glaring hole in New York’s...
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After a horrific return to the New York Mets’ bullpen in 2019, reliever Jeurys Familia transformed his body last winter. With that transformation also came expectations that he’d bounce back from the 5.70 ERA and -0.2 fWAR he posted in 60 innings. For the Mets to have a top-performing bullpen in 2020 — which was the projection many moons ago back in December — Familia, Edwin Diaz, and Dellin...
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The book on the New York Mets’ 2020 campaign is officially closed. It was a frustrating and inconsistent short season, but with new ownership on the horizon, it’s much easier to feel hopeful about what lies ahead. Despite this year ultimately being a failure because New York didn’t qualify for October despite an expanded field, there were things to get excited about. Like finally seeing a...
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New York Mets first basemen Pete Alonso has endured a rough and abbreviated sophomore season in the big leagues. In many ways, his performance mirrors that of the club’s overall results: more than one glimmer of hope that a season-changing hot streak was on the horizon, but ultimately, it just never happened. After what Alonso did during his National League Rookie of the Year campaign last...
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