MMO Trade Profile: Andrew Benintendi, LF

Position: LF Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 06/07/1994 Traditional Stats: 88 G, 104 H, 3 HR, 39 RBI, .319/.389/.402 Advanced Stats: 2.0 WAR, .351 wOBA, 128 wRC+ Rundown The second half of the 2022 season following the All-Star break has now begun, so all the conversation will now revolve around what the New York Mets plan to do at the trade deadline. Of course, Washington Nationals’ slugger Juan...

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MMO Trade Profile: C.J. Cron, 1B/DH

Position: 1B/DH Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 1/5/1990 (32) Traditional Stats: 90 G, 103 H, 21 HR, 69 RBI, .298 BA/.350 OBP/.552 SLG Advanced Stats: 3.1 WAR, .383 wOBA, 135 wRC+ Rundown C.J. Cron has been one of the more underrated hitters in the league over his career. He owns a career slash line of .265/.326/.483, which is good for an OPS of .809 (MLB average in 2022 is .707). He also owns seven...

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Gil Hodges Has Always Belonged in the Hall of Fame

Please note, this article was originally written, produced, and posted on December 2nd, 2021 after it was announced he was being inducted.  You can sum up a large part of Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame case with an argument that didn’t happen. It was the bottom of the sixth inning of game five of the 1969 World Series. Hodges’ Mets, improbably leading the series 3-1, were losing the game 3-0; Jerry...

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Chris Bassitt Ties Career High With 11 Strikeouts

Chris Bassitt was dealing for the New York Mets on Saturday night as he pitched arguably one of his best outings of the 2022 season thus far. Unfortunately, the righty’s efforts were wasted as the bats went cold for the second night in a row in a frustrating 2-1 loss to the Padres. For the second consecutive night, the Mets got excellent pitching from their starter on the mound. However,...

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Mets Minors Recap: Francisco Álvarez, Alex Ramirez Hit Big Homers

New York Mets’ top prospect Francisco Álvarez has struggled over his first ten games with Triple-A Syracuse. Though, he hopefully had something of a breakout at bat on Saturday night. He gave the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) a lead that they would not relinquish with a long grand slam home run to left field. This, his first home run since his promotion. AAA: Syracuse Mets (42-50) 7, Worcester...

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Morning Briefing: Francisco Álvarez Crushes First Triple-A Home Run

Good morning, Mets’ fans. Despite a gem thrown by Chris Bassitt last night, the New York Mets lost their third straight game. The second in a row against San Diego. New York will look to avoid the sweep tonight in the final game of their three-game set against the Padres. Though, in some good news, Francisco Álvarez blasted his first career Triple-A home run for Syracuse. The long ball was...

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