Coming off an injury-riddled 2019 campaign, Brandon Nimmo was hoping to bounce back strong during his fifth season in the major leagues and help the New York Mets make a competitive run at qualifying for the playoffs. And the 27-year old nearly helped his team accomplish both of those goals in 2020. While the Mets ultimately fell short of the postseason, they did receive a quality performance...
Ask any Mets fan what the Mets need to compete in 2020 and they will likely tell you three things – an addition to the starting rotation, a competent bullpen, and an actual centerfielder. Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen also knows this. At the GM meetings this week, Van Wagenen stated that the rotation, bullpen, and centerfield defense are three areas in which the Mets look to improve. What is...
Andrew McCutchen Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 10/10/1986 (32) Traditional Stats: .255/.368/.424, 145 hits, 30 2B, 3 3B, 20 HR, 65 RBI, 14 SB Advanced Stats: 2.7 bWAR, 2.6 fWAR, 118 OPS+, 120 wRC+, .304 BABIP It’s been 10 years since former top-prospect Andrew McCutchen made his MLB debut against the Mets, and five years since his MVP season for the Pirates. Is it time for the...
Fred Lynn’s early success in the major leagues had many thinking he was on a Hall of Fame trajectory. Lynn’s meteoric rise from a three-time collegiate champion at the University of Southern California, to winning both the A.L. Rookie of the Year and M.V.P. Awards in 1975 – the first player to take home both pieces of hardware in the same season – made him in an instant...
In 2013, Juan Lagares made his major league debut and would go on to dazzle fans with his defensive prowess in centerfield, quickly establishing himself as the best defender in the league with one highlight reel play after another. The following season, Lagares etched his name in franchise history when he became only the third Mets outfielder to win a Gold Glove. Lagares had an incredible 15...
In their long history, the Mets have had more than their share of young players who were dealt away and became stars with other teams. Nolan Ryan and Amos Otis are probably the two names mentioned most often. And the trading of future MVP’s Kevin Mitchell and Jeff Kent were in retrospect, major mistakes, too. But the very first star the Mets let get away was the defensively gifted Paul Blair who...
When the New York Mets traded for Jay Bruce, it made a logjam in the outfield even worse. What makes matters worse is it’s a problem that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere soon. The Mets could have six MLB-caliber outfielders under contract next season, and it’s likely a problem they will need to solve before doing anything else this offseason. So here’s a look at those six outfielders and what...
Latest News – July 24 After a couple of weeks of deliberation about playing Michael Conforto in center field, Mets manager Terry Collins finally took the opportunity to play Conforto in center field in spacious Marlins Park on Saturday night. After coming in as a pinch-hitter and stroking a single in the sixth inning of last night’s 7-2 loss to the Marlins, Conforto remained in the...
You love him. You hate him. He can carry a team. He can make a costly error to lose the game. He can leave you with your jaw hanging low. He can make you use profanity that you never knew you had inside of you. When the Mets signed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes in the offseason, it was deemed as something as a coup. After the Game 5 loss to Kansas City in the World Series, fans seemed split over...
