Going into the 2020 season, the Mets endured a big loss by not bringing back Zack Wheeler who put up nearly 9 fWAR for them in 2018-19. What hurt even more was Wheeler staying in the division with the Philadelphia Phillies. Even still, the hope was that Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard could lead the rotation, while Marcus Stroman, Steven Matz and one of Rick Porcello or Michael Wacha could...
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Apart from the opening of Citi Field, 2009 wasn’t a very memorable year for the Mets. Still trying to string together some magic after the 2006 NLCS defeat and subsequent catastrophic collapses in 2007 and 2008, the ’09 Mets had some hope, but it ultimately fell short. The team was decimated by injuries and finished 70-92 on the campaign. The leader in fWAR that year was Johan...
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Before there was Jarred Kelenic, there was Scott Kazmir. Like Kelenic, Kazmir was a top Mets prospect who was traded for an underwhelming return in an attempt to turn things around quickly and make a postseason run. The Kazmir trade went down right before the trade deadline of 2004, when he was shipped off to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for starting pitcher Victor Zambrano. The Mets were 49-53 at...
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A life without baseball is one I don’t think anyone expected, at least not in this fashion. Thursday was supposed to be Opening Day and on Sunday, the Mets were supposed to be wrapping up their first series of the new campaign. Unfortunately, that is not possible now or in the foreseeable future due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19. While it’s certainly not ideal, team’s and...
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The Mets brought in Michael Wacha this offseason on a “prove it” type deal, signing him to a one-year, $3 million deal that can elevate to $10 million if he hits all his incentives. At Spring Training, Wacha was gunning for the rotation despite the team having six pitchers to fill a five man rotation. However, with the injury to Noah Syndergaard that will sideline him the entirety of...
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