DJ Stewart had a chance on Monday night to tie the game. The tying runs were on base, and Stewart came to the plate as the go-ahead run. He struck out, leaving two men stranded, and eventually, the Mets fell to the Cubs. Tuesday night, however, presented Stewart with another opportunity. Tied with the Cubs at 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Stewart came to the plate with J.D. Martinez and Tyrone...
You can’t clinch anything in April, but you most certainly lose everything. It looked like that was starting to happen when the New York Mets started the season 0-5. However, as the calendar flips to May 1, the Mets enter play Wednesday night with an over .500 record. While many players have contributed to the turnaround, the main catalyst for the bounce back has to be the relievers. Out of the...
The New York Mets are going to be an exhilarating rollercoaster ride throughout the 2024 season. We got evidence of why throughout the series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets dropped the first two games to St. Louis, an extension of an unwanted streak that saw the team lose five of its last six after previously winning four straight series. With a second consecutive series loss already...
The Mets didn’t have their best showing this week after a two-week stretch that included a lot of good baseball and a six-game winning streak. Although they were able to salvage it in some manner with a walk-off win on Sunday afternoon against the Cardinals, avoiding the three-game series sweep, they finished the week with a 2-4 record while maintaining third place in the National League...
He has more RBIs than Pete Alonso, more stolen bases than Francisco Lindor, as many doubles as Brandon Nimmo, and yet, he doesn’t even play every day. (Yes, it’s only April.) Tyrone Taylor, who leads the team in OPS at .869, has been all that a team could ask for in a fourth outfielder, a role the Mets have been struggling to fill for, well, awhile. The 30-year-old came to New York...
The New York Mets’ pitching staff has gotten off to a roaring start this season, ranking third in the National League in team ERA at 3.53 while deadlocked with the Seattle Mariners for the seventh highest fWAR of any unit at 2.9. A lot of their prosperity can be linked back to the bullpen, but the starting rotation shouldn’t be overlooked within that conversation as well. Luis...
Despite facing dominant pitching from Tyler Glasnow and Logan Webb, the Mets clawed their way back to win their final game and split their road trip 3-3. They return home for a six-game homestand with renewed offensive confidence, especially with the imminent return of slugger J.D. Martinez. The 36-year-old Martinez, who finalized a one-year, $12 million contract in late March, will finally make...
Talk about a productive road trip for the New York Mets. The Mets finished .500 on their West Coast swing. During that span, they took 2 of 3 from the juggernaut Dodgers, before avoiding the sweep against the Giants. All in all, some positive trends continued to emerge. However, some red flags did appear as it pertains to one or two fatal flaws that may ensure this is nothing better than a .500...
During the offseason, the New York Mets took a chance and signed right-hander Luis Severino to a one-year, $13 million contract, hoping he could recapture his old dominant form from his days with the Yankees. In Tuesday night’s loss against the San Francisco Giants, Severino didn’t get the win but showed flashes of dominance. The right-hander retired the first 12 batters he faced before a...
Brett Baty was a pleasant surprise for the first two weeks of the season, but an injury and a mini-slump has seen his batting average dip 58 points in the last 10 days. It’s early, and for most players this isn’t something that would be notable, but after a disappointing rookie year for the top prospect any signs of struggle are a cause for concern. Baty, 24, was slashing...
What a weekend full of ups and downs for the New York Mets in Los Angeles. New York took two of three from the Dodgers to win a fifth straight series. That was the good. However, the team was hit with bad news on the injury front. Furthermore, there is legitimate concern over the backend of the rotation. And there are now question marks over how the offense and the bullpen will cope without two...
The Mets are coming off a scorching hot week where they swept the Pittsburgh Pirates and took two out of three in Los Angeles against the Dodgers, finishing the week with a 5-1 record while improving to 12-9 on the season. The offense kept the train rolling for the Mets, scoring 33 runs (5.5 per game), including two nine-run performances in back-to-back days. Offensive Player of the Week:...
