In just a few months, new Mets manager Buck Showalter will be at the helm of making sure superstars such as Jacob deGrom and Pete Alonso are put in the best opportunity to succeed in 2022. But for now, those names can only be echoed within Showalter’s mind – bringing those names to voice is prohibited while the MLB and MLBPA remain far apart in labor negotiations. Showalter...
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Matt Chapman Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 4/28/1993 Traditional Stats: 622 PAs, .210/.314/.403, 27 HR, 72 RBI, 32.5 K%, 12.9 BB% Advanced Stats: .311 wOBA, 101 wRC+, 41.7% Hard Hit Rate, 3.4 fWAR, 3.5 bWAR When the lockout ends, the Mets will presumably be in the market for another bat. This will be even more prevalent if a Universal DH is implemented, which I think it will be. Thanks to the...
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Hey Everyone! It’s been a long time since our last edition of So You Think You Know The Mets. With the Holidays fast approaching, and the Amazins having an Amazin offseason, let’s end this year on a high note! With Buck Showalter now in charge of keeping this team focused and motivated, it just feels right to me. It may be overrated but I’m glad we didn’t go with another...
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Buck Showalter sitting next to his wife Angela in Mets blue as he’s announced as the next manager of the Mets feels like a long-time coming. From the minute the organization announced Luis Rojas would not return for 2022, his name was floated as a candidate. Unlike some names – Wally Backman – Showalter had a real chance to land the Mets job. The 65-year-old manager had sat...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Buck Showalter was formally introduced as the Mets manager yesterday and he already knows the main goal within the organization. Buck Showalter: The job description “is to be the last team standing.” pic.twitter.com/1xoeTEUzaf — Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) December 21, 2021 Jayson Stark of The Athletic put together some impressive notes regarding...
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There’s no doubt Buck Showalter has seen baseball games play out in just about every which way they can. At the helm of four different teams over 20 seasons since 1992, Showalter has managed over 3,000 games–winning about half of them. He arrives at the Mets with more managing experience than the last four Mets managers combined. While some will point to that experience (just 23...
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