3 UP 1. We Found Nimmo While most of the Mets offense jumped out of the gate, Brandon Nimmo didn’t. While the Mets were scoring six plus runs a game, he was going hitless and striking out an inordinate amount of time. In fact, over his first eight games, Nimmo was 2-for-26 with 17 strikeouts. Looking deeper, he struck out in 51.5% of his plate appearances. Good eye or not, you cannot...
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At the end of the 2018 season, it seemed like Amed Rosario was starting to figure things out, and as a result, many believed he was going to break out. After all, through all of his troubles, Rosario was still immensely talented, and he was just 23 years old. Through the Mets first road trip and homestand, we had seen some signs Rosario was a much-improved player. He was swinging at fewer...
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Yesterday, Dominic Smith received his second start of the season, and much like the rest of the season, he hit. In five plate appearances, he was 2-for-4 with a run and a walk. With that performance, Smith is now hitting .438/.526/.500. Seeing those results, his age, and his previously being considered among the Top 100 prospects in the game, you’d believe the Mets would be doing...
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3 UP 1. EL POW So far, Pete Alonso has been better than anyone could have reasonably expected him to be. He’s the first MLB player to have 11 extra base hits in his first 10 games. He became the fourth Mets rookie to homer in three consecutive games. He leads the majors with the most hits with an exit velocity of 105.0 MPH or higher. He’s currently second in the National League in...
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The Mets full season affiliates have nearly a full week in the books. So far, we have seen the upper level affiliates faring better in the win-loss column. Regardless of each team’s record, we have seen a number of impressive and noteworthy performances from Mets minor leaguers to open the 2019 season: Syracuse Mets (4-1) After losing their home opener, Syracuse has won four straight with...
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