The Mets hosted the Braves for the first of a four-game set on Friday night. It is the first series between the two teams since the Mets were swept in nightmarish fashion in Atlanta at the beginning of June. In a matchup between Tylor Megill and Charlie Morton, the Braves overmatched the Mets en route to a 7-0 victory. Prior to the game, Francisco Lindor was a late scratch from the lineup due to...
We’ve made it, folks. It’s officially Opening Day of the 2023 season, and we are finishing our NL East preview with the home team. The New York Mets are coming off of one of their best regular seasons in franchise history and have the pieces necessary to repeat their success in 2023. They endured an active and sometimes chaotic offseason that saw them lose a franchise cornerstone in...
We have finally made it to Opening Day, and next up on our preview of the National League East is the defending National League Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. The 2022 Phillies had a rollercoaster season. After starting the year 21-29, they fired Joe Girardi and hired Rob Thomson to be the interim manager. Under Thomson, the Phillies went 65-46, and claimed the final Wild Card in the...
Opening Day of the 2023 MLB season is less than 48 hours away. We are continuing our NL East preview here at Metsmerized with the Washington Nationals, who lost 107 games last season. The Nationals are a team that has taken a turn for the worse since their World Series title back in 2019. Nearly everyone from that team is no longer on the roster, although Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin are...
The start of the 2023 MLB Season is just days away. We are continuing our NL East preview here at Metsmerized with the Atlanta Braves, the reigning division champions. Atlanta spent most of last season trailing the New York Mets in the division, but a sensational run from June through September helped the Braves erase a 10.5-game lead to win the NL East pennant. They failed to continue that...
The National League East projects out to be one of the best divisions in baseball. With that in mind, and the fact the regular season is just a few days away, let’s take a look at each of the teams. First up, a team that projects to be in the bottom two. The Miami Marlins went into the 2022 season with high hopes of obtaining a wild-card spot. Already loaded with young pitching, the...
The National League East last year was one of the best divisions in all of baseball with both the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets winning over 100 games while the third-place Philadelphia Phillies surprised the baseball world by making a run to the World Series after an 87-win regular season. This offseason, all three teams made significant moves in hopes of making World Series runs in 2023....
The National League East saw a number of key additions and departures this offseason, potentially changing the power dynamics of the division. Today, we are going to take a look at how each team fared this offseason and grade their performances. New York Mets – A The Mets entered the offseason in a difficult situation, as a number of top contributors from their 101 win roster in 2022 were...
Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the 2023 season, and the algorithm is bullish on the Mets chances this upcoming season. The latest model projects the Mets to win 95.8 games, which is more than five games clear of the Braves (90.6), and six of the Phillies (89.8) in the National League East. The Mets are third overall and second in the NL in projected win total in MLB...
We’re about to enter the second full season with the designated hitter in the National League. Teams are likely to use a lot of different players at the position throughout the season to rest their legs a little bit. However, each team has one or two players who are expected to get the bulk of the time at DH this season. In the NL East, the DH spot boasts a few guys who can slug. The Mets...
A closer can make or break a team, and heading into 2023, the NL East is loaded with talent. The Phillies spent their offseason retooling their bullpen, adding two legit arms with closing experience, the Braves will call upon a new face with the departure of Kenley Jansen, and the Mets will call upon Edwin Díaz to replicate his dominant 2022 season. The division will be tight, and the...
I have been wrapping my head around these rankings for days. For I am Sisyphus and the Fangraphs projections page is my boulder that tumbles down the mountain once I near my answer. This persistent struggle against the absurdity that is the National League East number one starter debate will ultimately lead to an answer that can be argued for and against a million different ways. Before we even...
