The analytic movement in Major League Baseball continues to gain further acceptance, as all thirty clubs employ statisticians and analysts to crunch the numbers in order to make better baseball decisions. We’ve witnessed teams alter their methods with the increased amount of data available at their fingertips, which includes defensive alignments, bunting, platoons, and utilizing their best...
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Mets manager Mickey Callaway’s uncanny moves are so on the money that it begs the question, “Is he clairvoyant?” After counterpart Don Mattingly pulled rookie left-hander Jarlin Garcia after six scoreless innings in his first major league start, the Mets took a bite out of the Marlins bullpen, rallying from a 1-0 deficit to extend their winning streak to eight. Monday morning quarterbacking in...
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Albuquerque (5-2) 17, Las Vegas (1-6) 11 Box Score Ty Kelly 2B-CF: 4-5, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .400/.455/1.000 Dominic Smith 1B: 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, K, .304/.333/.739 Zach Borenstein LF: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .227/.320/.545 David Thompson 3B: 3-4, 2B, BB, K, .294/.368/.412 Jose Lobaton C: 2-5, 2 RBI, .333/.333/.476 It was an offensive outburst for the 51s last night. Kelly led the way,...
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Good Morning Mets Fans! Coming off another series sweep, the Mets will take an extra day to celebrate their eight day winning streak before starting a series against the Brewers at home on Friday. With Zack Wheeler’s start Wednesday night, the Mets finally had a rotation turn consisting of the group of starters dubbed the “Fab Five.” Wheeler dazzled in his return to the Majors,...
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Kevin Plawecki left tonight’s game in the eighth inning after being hit in the left hand by a fastball from Tayron Guerrero. He initially stayed in the game and ran the bases, before being removed before his next at-bat that would have happened in the same inning. This news comes just hours after the team placed Travis d’Arnaud on the 10-day DL with a torn UCL, so the thought of...
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MAKE THAT EIGHT WINS IN A ROW! The New York Mets (10-1) swept the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night and won their eighth consecutive game while also wrapping up a 6-0 road trip. Pitching A few weeks ago, the Mets sent down a pitcher named Zack Wheeler. Today, they recalled the former top prospect and he sure looked like the guy the Mets traded for in 2013. Wheeler had a so-so first inning, but...
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