Tag: OPS

Jeff McNeil Continues Strong Second Half

Following a challenging start to the season marked by massive struggles, Jeff McNeil appears to have made a turnaround, resembling the consistent hitter who clinched a batting title in the previous season. His frustrating early months characterized by helmet tosses, tough outs and seemingly adverse luck have taken a positive turn as August began, reminiscent of the McNeil fans have come to know....

Introduction to Advanced Baseball Analytics: OPS+

Note: All statistics cited in this article are current through the games of June 6, 2022 Advances in statistical analysis have transformed the game of baseball in recent years, informing everything from free-agent contracts to defensive alignments. Driving this revolution has been a dizzying array of numerical tools, which typically share the goal of removing random chance from more traditional...

Mets Might Have Interest in Red Sox Catcher Christian Vázquez

According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Mets might be interested in Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez. In 107 at-bats thus far for Boston, Vazquez is hitting .252/.286/.411 with a .697 OPS. On the defensive end, Vázquez has done well, with eight caught stealing (out of 20) and a 40 percent caught stealing percentage, which ranks first in the AL. Per Rosenthal, the Red Sox are...

Morning Briefing: SNY Not For Sale

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets opened up Summer Camp 2.0 in MCU Park, the Mets’ alternate training ground. The club sent a bevy of minor-leaguers, including David Peterson, Ryley Gilliam, Drew Smith, among others, to the site. Jacob deGrom left his simulated game yesterday after pitching an inning due to a sore back. It must be tired from carrying the team on it....

Exploring Seth Lugo’s Pitch Design

Technology has heavily contributed to our ever-evolving understanding of pitching. The Rapsodo system, in particular, can be attributed for this change, by allowing both players and coaches to maximize a pitcher by observing the physicalities of his pitches. Kyle Boddy and his company, Driveline, have been at the forefront of the “Rapsodo movement”, continuously releasing articles on...

Building The Mets All-Homegrown Team

For any championship roster, homegrown talent is a necessity. As the Mets have learned over the years, teams that build a solid foundation have a significant advantage over organizations with barren farm systems. While the franchise has sometimes struggled in this area, they still developed many star players in their history. So, who are team’s best homegrown players at each position? This list...

NL East Positional Rankings: Second Base

Ever since the days of Edgardo Alfonso, the New York Mets have struggled to find a premier contributor that can play the position of second base. Whether it be the failed free agent signings of guys like Roberto Alomar and Kaz Matsui, or one-dimensional players like Daniel Murphy, the Mets have failed to feature the top second baseman in the NL East for some time. For a long time, the position...

Yoenis Cespedes Contract Restructured

According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes have agreed to rework his contract for the 2020 season. Martino also tweets out that Cespedes will remain a Met for the 2020 season. Tim Healey of Newsday mentioned that the reworked deal will lower Cespedes’ annual 2020 salary, but will add incentives for the slugger to reach. Martino notes that the Mets and Cespedes were...

MLB Rumor Roundup: Astros Considering Carlos Correa Trade

Astros Mulling Correa Trade Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the Houston Astros are considering the idea of trading Carlos Correa this offseason with money issues looming. Correa, 25, is coming off an injury-plagued season in which he only appeared in 75 games due to a fractured rib and back discomfort. The shortstop hit .279/.358/.568 with 21 homers and 59 RBI to give himself a 137...

Mets Interested in Robinson Chirinos, Drew Butera

Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports that the Mets have expressed interest in signing catchers Robinson Chirinos and Drew Butera. Chirinos hit .238/.347/.443 with 17 home runs and 58 RBI with the Houston Astros in 2019 which gave him a 105 OPS+ and 3.8 bWAR. Defensively, the 35-year-old ranked negatively in framing as Baseball Savant had him as -9 in Runs Extra Strikes. Butera, 36, only...

Down Goes Frazier: Time For Mets To Bite the Bullet

It’s been a season of streaks for Todd Frazier, and right now, he’s ice-cold. After a 37 game stretch in May and June where he produced a .992 OPS, Frazier is now batting .188/.243/.344 with seven home runs over his last 206 plate appearances. With the Mets battling for a Wild Card spot, they shouldn’t give regular at-bats to a player slumping this badly, especially when Mickey...

MMO Fan Shot: Finding an Altherr Upgrade

An MMO Fan Shot by Larry Smith Most true baseball fans see themselves as amateur GMs and when their team makes a move (trade, promotion, demotion, free agent signing) they give it some thought and decide whether they like what the front office has done or not.  Some of us take this to the extreme like myself who has been in Strat-O-Matic Baseball leagues for over 40 years.  That’s a whole...

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