I know he wasn’t playing very well to start the season, but I think we all miss Travis d’Arnuad. After a breakout 2015–.340 OBP, .485 slugging percentage, and 4.0 WARP in just 67 games–the Mets’ newest star incurred yet another injury. This time? A strained rotator cuff in his throwing arm, an injury that undoubtedly […]
Day: May 6, 2016
The Unexplored History of Back-to-Back Home Runs
In the six-day period from April 18th to the 23rd, the Mets played five games, a pretty typical schedule. During those five games, they hit four pairs of back-to-back home runs, which struck me as extremely atypical. The SNY crew mentioned that it was the first time the Mets had ever accomplished this and although […]
Game recap May 5: deGrom continues to struggle, offense rallies too little, too late
What Happened, In a Sentence: The Mets couldn’t get a hit until the 7th inning and lost 5-3. Unheralded Colin Rea Dominates Padres starter Colin Rea entered Thursday’s game as a slightly above replacement player. He has 0.3 WARP in 59 big league innings and is projected for only 0.4 more wins this season. Rea […]