Author: Meghan Kalenborn

2021 Mets Report Card: Brad Hand, LHP

Player Data: Age: 31 (3/20/1990), B/T: Left/Left Primary Stats: 68 G, 64.2 IP, 3.90 ERA, 1.268 WHIP, 6-7 W/L, 61 K, 26 BB Advanced Stats: 106 ERA+, 21.9% K%, 9.4% BB%, 4.67 xERA, 4.58 FIP, 4.76 xFIP, -0.1 fWAR, -0.3 bWAR Grade: D 2021 Review Being on the team for just about a month, there were no expectations of Hand going into the 2021 season for the New York Mets, although they tried to make...

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2021 Mets Report Card: Jeurys Familia, RHP

Player Data: Age: 32 (10/10/89), B/T: Right/Right Primary Stats: 65 G, 59.1 IP, 3.94 ERA, 1.416 WHIP, 9-4 W/L, 72K, 27 BB Advanced Stats: 102 ERA+ , 27.5% K%, 10.3% BB%, 3.73 xERA, 4.40 FIP, 3.49 xFIP, 0.0 fWAR 2021 Salary: $10 million Grade: C In the last season of his second and most likely last tenure with the Mets, the once-dominant closer had a pretty decent year which came with some ups...

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2021 Mets Report Card: Tylor Megill, RHP

Player Data: Age 26 (7/28/1995), B/T: Right/Right Primary Stats: 18 GS, 89.2 IP, 4.52 ERA, 1.283 WHIP, 4-6 W/L, 99 K,  27 BB Advanced Stats: 89 ERA+,  26.1% K%, 7.1% BB%, 3.84 xERA, 4.69 FIP, 3.92 xFIP, 0.6 fWAR 2021 Salary: $570,500 Grade: B- 2021 Recap Tylor Megill’s rookie season for the Mets was nothing short of a long series of ups and downs. Prior to his debut on June 23, Megill was a...

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2021 Mets Report Card: Brandon Nimmo, OF

Player Data: Age: 28 (3/27/1993),  B/T: Left/Right Primary Stats: 325 AB, .292/.401/.437/.838, 95 H, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 54 BB, 79 K Advanced Stats: 137 wRC+, 20.5% K%, 14% BB%, .366 BABIP, .349 xwOBA, 3.5 fWAR, 3.6 bWAR, 4.0 DRS, 2.9 UZR 2021 Salary: $4.7 million Grade: B- 2021 Recap Appearing in his fifth season with the Mets, Brandon Nimmo had another successful season but was injury-ridden again,...

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Taijuan Walker’s Dominant Start Spoiled in Loss to Marlins

On Wednesday night in Queens, the Mets sent Taijuan Walker to the mound for his last start of the 2021 season against the Miami Marlins. Walker was looking for a positive start as his last game against the Red Sox only lasted two innings as he gave up six earned runs during that time.  The game started with Miguel Rojas striking out swinging on three pitches, then Jazz Chisholm reached on a...

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