Rays 3, Mets 0 THE GOOD Steven Matz is healthy and pitching incredibly well this season. He’s always put up good results when he starts, but the problem with Matz has been the when he starts. Everything’s aligned for Matz this season, outside of a couple of minor issues, and he may return real value […]
Author: Alex Rosen
Prospect Watch: Week Ten
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A) Pitcher: Nabil Crismatt […]
Game recap June 30: No Patrick, THIS is rock bottom
Marlins 5, Mets 2 Remember when we thought rock bottom was batting out of order during a little slump? Or calling Dom Smith up for a weekend series against the Phillies, only to give him a single at-bat before sending him down again? Well, I have news for you: This, this right here, this is […]
Prospect Watch: Week Nine
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) Pitcher: Marcos Molina […]
Game recap June 23: “In the middle”
DODGERS 8, METS 3 While watching another night of the dumpster fire that is New York Mets baseball, a particular Sandy Alderson quote from Friday’s pregame presser interrupted my train of thought. The Mets general manager stood in front of the New York media and proclaimed that this team, the same team 12 games under […]
Prospect Watch: Week Eight
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A) Hitter: Kevin Kaczmarski […]
Game recap June 16: They… won?
Mets 5, Diamondbacks 1 To quote Gary Cohen, “The impossible has happened!” While originally used after Bartolo Colon’s first career home run, it’s the most accurate way to describe the Mets scoring five runs in a Major League Baseball game. The Mets improved to 2-13 in their last 15 and eclipsed three runs in a […]
Prospect Watch: Week Seven
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A) BP Mets writer […]
Game recap June 9: Rinse and repeat
YANKEES 4, METS 3 If Mickey Callaway thought a lineup change would do the trick, it’s safe to assume he’s already back to the drawing board, pondering any possibility imaginable to spark this anemic Met offense. The Mets dropped the second game of the Subway Series, their eighth straight, all of which have come at […]
The Mets 2018 Draft Class Superlatives
Best pick: Jarred Kelenic Cliché, I know, but Kelenic is the only 2018 draftee who will find himself in the Top 10 of our BP Mets midseason list. Add in the fact that he’ll reportedly sign for less than slot and this is a no-doubter. Best value: Bryce Montes de Oca The Mets are presumably going to […]