Death, taxes, and Jeff McNeil racking up base hits. Those are the only guarantees in life. Following an impressive rookie season with the New York Mets, he’s been doing more of the same in 2019. With Wednesday’s series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies in the books, McNeil is boasting a .424 batting average, which puts himself among the league leaders. Of course, solely...
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Heading into this season, FanGraphs projected the New York Mets’ bullpen to be one of baseball’s best, also signifying a huge jump from the 2018 version. Outside of Edwin Diaz (who isn’t his typical self yet, either), the relief corps hasn’t been nearly as strong as initially expected through the first 2.5 weeks. Prior to Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia...
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There have been a number of encouraging signs from the New York Mets through their first 11 games of the 2019 regular season, but one of the biggest has been the performance of the offense. With new hitting coach Chili Davis at the helm, the Mets are currently among baseball’s top teams with regard to cumulative wRC+. And it’s not just the fact that the offense has been scoring runs...
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Three series into the 2019 MLB regular season, and the New York Mets aren’t looking all that bad. The start of any season is important, but in a deep National League East division, the Mets’ March/April schedule will immediately put them to the test with 19 inter-division games (and only three against the Miami Marlins). So far, so good as they rest on Monday with a 6-3 record prior...
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We’re only six games into the 2019 MLB regular season, and for the most part, things are looking good for the New York Mets. It’s hard not to feel good about the team’s current state as they sport a 5-1 record heading into Thursday’s home opener against the Washington Nationals (although, we’ve been here before…like, last year). Drawing concrete conclusions...
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