The National League East features a solid batch of second basemen. They collectively hold several accolades, including seven All-Star selections, three league batting titles (two of which were Major League batting titles), and five Silver Slugger awards. Jeff McNeil, second baseman for the New York Mets, is one of those players who has accomplished plenty in his six-year career. 2023 was not...
Jeimer Candelario Position: 3B Bats/Throws: S/R Age: 29 (11/24/1993) 2023 Traditional Stats: 140 G, 576 PA, .251/.336/.471/.807, 22 HR, 39 2B, 70 RBI, 127 H 2023 Advanced Stats: 119 OPS+, 117 wRC+, 3.1 bWAR, 3.3 fWAR, 22.1 SO%, 9.2 BB%, .292 BABIP, .319 xwOBA, -4 DRS, 0 OAA Rundown The 2023 season was arguably the best of Jeimer Candelario’s career. A standout bat in a depleted...
Coming off of a seven-game road trip, the Mets traveled back home to take on the Angels for the first of a three-game series on Friday night. Fittingly, it was Japanese Heritage Night at the ballpark with not only Kodai Senga on the mound, but with Shohei Ohtani making his first visit to Queens. In a game with very little offense, it was Ohtani’s team that came out on top 3-1, sending the...
The Mets entered Friday having lost five straight series, four against teams with losing records. Their game Friday night marked a great chance for the team to turn things around, as they began a four-game series with the Nationals. Tylor Megill drew the start for New York while MacKenzie Gore, who struck out 10 in six innings in his last outing against the Mets, got the start for Washington....
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 New York Mets (9-13) took home a 3-2 loss on Monday evening against the Washington Nationals (11-9). Overall, the game lacked offensive effort, as the team put up just two runs on seven hits and struck out 10 times. Despite Justin Verlander’s shaky start, the bullpen showed promising signs as four relievers combined to allow just one run on one hit with nine strikeouts, and battled...
Max Scherzer took the bump for his second start of the spring on Friday afternoon against the Nationals. Former Met Trevor Williams started the game for Washington in his first action against the Mets since leaving in free agency this past offseason. Scherzer and Williams both avoided trouble through the first two innings. Scherzer retired all six batters in order while the ball never left the...
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...
The left field position for each of the five NL East teams remains mostly unchanged from 2022, with only one or two teams making a minor change. The overall group is underwhelming, especially when considering the amount of star players that play in the division. Continuing MMO’s series of position rankings in the NL East, here are the rankings of left fielders in the division. 5. Eddie...
The New York Mets and Washington Nationals will wrap up the regular season against one another. The Mets have their sights set on the postseason and a slim chance of still winning the National League East division. The Nationals are looking ahead to five years from now when they hope to compete. On the line for the Mets is a 100-win season and they will need to sweep Washington while getting...
