Although he was excited about returning to New York City to play baseball, Robinson Cano’s Mets career hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts. While it’s too early to write off a player with his kind of track record, it’s not helping the 36-year-old silence concerns about him being under contract through his age-40 season. Any way you slice it, having your three-hole...
Read More
Things have not been going well for the New York Mets lately, and that’s probably putting it nicely. The pitching staff has bounced back in May following a rough start to 2019, but the offense has mostly sputtered in a big way following a decent start of its own. Manager Mickey Callaway is on the hot seat as he’s watched his team post a 6-11 record so far through the month of May,...
Read More
It’s a new year, but for the most part, the New York Mets’ bullpen is telling us the same story. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen spent a decent chunk of time retooling the bullpen last winter because manager Mickey Callaway had to rely too often on Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo. Bringing in Edwin Diaz to lock down the ninth inning has certainly been helpful, but not much else has...
Read More
The last two victories against the Miami Marlins notwithstanding, May hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts for the New York Mets. Prior to those wins, manager Mickey Callaway’s club limped to a 2-6 record to start the month, which prompted a sit-down meeting with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and COO Jeff Wilpon regarding the team’s lackluster performance. Based on some...
Read More
Not too long ago, we were observing how locked in Wilson Ramos was at the plate for the New York Mets. Fast-forward to a month later and his offensive stats quite a bit different, and not in a good way. Among qualified hitters, Ramos’ 60 wRC+ is one of the 20 lowest, while his -0.5 fWAR is among the 10 worst. The comparisons don’t get any better when we specifically look at catchers,...
Read More
