The New York Mets bullpen was a big reason for their hot 11-1 start with a 3.39 ERA in March/April on the other hand they’ve been one of culprits in going just 9-18 since. May has been a much different story for the Mets bullpen (Mets as well with 3-10 start) with a 5.20 ERA that ranks 27th in baseball. The strikeouts are down big time with only 7.38 K/9 (28th) and they’re allowing a...
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The minor league season is roughly a month and a half old. In that time, we have seen players who have gotten off to hot starts have the league adjust to them, and there results are not at the same highs. Conversely, players who had gotten off to a poor start have had the opportunity to make adjustments and are now thriving. There is also Peter Alonso who has been great this entire season. With...
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I’m scrolling through my timeline on Twitter last night, when Anthony DiComo tweets out that it’s been five weeks since the Mets won consecutive games. Wow… I know the Mets have been on a rough stretch since that amazing 11-1 start, but things are really spiraling out of control now, and the numbers are really starting to get ugly wherever you look. It’s difficult to...
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Mocks are coming out at a faster given how quickly the draft is approaching us. Without further ado, lets dive right into them. Here is last week’s write up (focused on Jonathan India) and the one a week before that (focused on Joey Bart and Matthew Liberatore). Teddy Klein also does write ups over on Mets Minors. Kiley McDaniel and Eric Logenhagen of Fangraphs released their latest mock...
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3 UP 1. Metsoraco When the Mets set out to trade Matt Harvey, their obvious goal was to upgrade the catcher position. However, given Harvey’s performance over the past few seasons, the Mets were likely going to need to take back a similar player to Harvey in that they were going to need to take back someone else’s problem or fallen star. To that extent, former first round draft...
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One of the most important offensive players this season for the New York Mets has been Yoenis Cespedes despite his slower start to the season. Unfortunately, Cespedes is dealing with a mild hip strain and was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday before the Mets got pounded by the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-1. Cespedes, 32, is hitting .255/.315/.474 with six doubles, team-high eight homers and 28...
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