There was a Sports Illustrated cover in 1999 that pictured John Olerud, Edgardo Alfonzo, Rey Ordóñez and Robin Ventura along with the headline “The Best Infield Ever?” Bold prediction: the 2026 infield will not find its way onto a magazine cover. Let’s look at grades for the infielders and catchers so far. Mark Vientos, Grade: D- The player who hit 27 homers in 2024 and added...
The Mets are still, somehow, finding new ways to lose. The Mets went 3-4 last week, ending the week by getting swept by the Boston Red Sox. Sloppy play in the field helped the Red Sox clinch that sweep. There were some positive takeaways on both sides. However, the Mets are still looking very dysfunctional. Offensive Player of the Week: Juan Soto Despite some poor defense last week, Soto had a...
The Mets’ bullpen was the team’s Achilles heel in 2025. The unit was dealt a huge blow when Edwin Díaz left for the Dodgers in free agency. Through the end of June, though, the Mets’ bullpen ranked fourth in the majors with a 3.35 ERA. A recent four-day rough patch against the Braves and Royals, in which the bullpen allowed 32 earned runs in 19 1/3 innings, has put a dent in...
Talk about an apt ending to the first half of the 2026 season for the New York Mets. The Mets got swept by the Red Sox and invented new ways to lose in all three games. It was a miserable end to what has been a rotten 2026 season so far. What happens now with the Trade Deadline rapidly approaching remains to be seen. But what is clear is that these Mets aren’t anywhere close to being good...
Clay Holmes, SP Position: RHP Age: 33 (3/27/93) 2026 Stats: 4-4, 2.39 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 52 2/3 IP, 45 SO, 18 BB, 3 HR, 9 GS 2026 Advanced Stats: 1.2 fWAR, 3.90 xERA, 174 ERA+, 3.23 FIP, 3.71 xFIP, 20.9 K%, 8.4 BB%, .206 BA Against, .252 BABIP Rundown Clay Holmes was off to an excellent start this year when he was hit by a 111 mph comebacker off the bat of Spencer Jones of the Yankees and fractured...
Nolan McLean may be finding his form again. His struggles in May seemed like a shock to the system, both to himself and to fans, who had become accustomed to his instant dominance at the major league level. But, after his ERA rose to the mid-4.00s at one point, he has it back down to 3.52 after another good start on Friday. It was a sluggish game for the Mets — a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox — and...
We saw some progress with the New York Mets this week. Namely, we saw a lot of improvement from the offense. To be more precise, the Mets got consistent production from the lineup throughout the entire three-game series. And we haven’t been able to say that all too often this year. Were it not for a bullpen implosion, then the Mets might have secured a first series sweep since the end of...
We finally saw some heart and pulse with this New York Mets team in Atlanta. After dropping the first two games of the series, the Mets rallied to win the final two to split the series with the Braves. Yes, it wasn’t exactly pretty. And, yes, it could have easily been a series sweep. However, you have to celebrate the small victories too. In winning the final two games of the series, the...
Another month, another round of subpar performances from the New York Mets. With July here and the All-Star break just around the corner, the Mets are now in decision mode. They finished June with a 10-17 record. This still puts them at the bottom of the barrel in the NL East. To cap things off, the team parted ways with manager Carlos Mendoza amidst their ongoing struggles. Unfortunately for...
The New York Mets just couldn’t get anything going offensively in Toronto. The Mets dropped two out of three to the Blue Jays, losing a fifth straight series as a result. They’ve also lost 10 of their last 12 games. Without doubt, the driving force behind the woes in Toronto was a real lack of offense. The lineup was lifeless for most of the series. Yet another clunker from Freddy...
The New York Mets dropped their series opener to the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night, 2-1. It was their second loss in a row and ninth in their last 10 games. It was another night where the pitching did its part, but the offense couldn’t do theirs. The Mets managed five hits on the evening, only one of which came from the bottom four spots in the order on a Francisco Alvarez double in the...
There is no magic cure-all for the 2026 New York Mets. Even after firing manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday, the Mets couldn’t rally under a new voice. Interim manager Andy Green lost two of his first three games in charge in a series loss to the Phillies. While there were some positives on display, we also saw more of the same old problems that have helped to create the current mess the...
