TL;DR The Mets finished off a two-game sweep of the defending World Series Champions–just eight months too late, guys!–after beating the Royals 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets belted three dingers and Noah Syndergaard was good, if not his usual dominant self, as the team gutted this one out. Oh, and before, during, and after […]
Author: Bryan Grosnick
No Way, Jose Reyes
On Tuesday, reports surfaced that the Mets were seriously considering bringing back embattled shortstop Jose Reyes–one of the team’s most popular and productive players during the 00s–to fill the team’s offensive and infield void. While this might normally be newsworthy for baseball reasons, Reyes’s actions off the field have made him a well-deserved target of […]
Game Recap June 15: The Best Version Of These Mets
TL;DR The Mets absolutely crushed the Pirates to the tune of an 11-2 finish, backing a tremendous pitching performance by Noah Syndergaard with an uncharacteristic offensive outburst from a diminished lineup. Basically, everything that could have gone right went right, which is a nice change of pace from the team’s recent struggles. The Big Finish […]
Retro Mets: The Ups and Downs of Rey Ordonez
Over the past few years, a number of ballplayers defecting from Cuba have infused baseball with energy, excitement, and talent. This most recent wave of imports probably started with Aroldis Chapman, but can be followed down the line to other impact talents on the field today: Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu, and the Mets’ own Yoenis Cespedes. […]
Game Recap June 8: Mets Finally Get Bats Going, Spoil Jameson Taillon’s Debut
TL;DR The Mets spoiled Jameson Taillon’s major league debut–sort of–by winning a hard-fought victory over the Pirates. New York won 6-5, actually scored more than a run, and prevented the Bucs from sweeping the series behind a good-but-not-great pitching performance from Noah Syndergaard. The Big Finish It’s apparently a thing: every recap I’ve written for this […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: David Wright’s Injury, and the Future of Third Base
Unfortunately, news came out Friday morning that David Wright–the team’s captain and near-folk hero–will miss significant time with a herniated disc in his neck. While Wright dealing with serious injury shouldn’t be a surprise, this isn’t what anyone expected, I think. David Wright’s injury will require 6-8 weeks of rest from baseball activities during which […]
Game Recap June 1: deSpite deGrom, Mets Fall in 13 Innings
TL;DR It took nearly five hours, but the Mets lost 2-1 to the White Sox in 13 innings. There are two sides to baseball, run prevention and run scoring. When you only do one, sometimes you lose. That’s it. We’re breaking new ground here at Baseball Prospectus – Mets! The Big Finish This one wasn’t much […]
Show Me The Meaning of Being Loney
I tried to find a fun, funny way to title this article, because the truth hurts. Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is out indefinitely with a fracture in his back, and though you may not be a huge fan of his 2016 offensive performance, it seems clear that having Lucas Duda is good and not […]
David Wright Is Living The Best-Case Scenario
Coming into 2016, I was worried about David Wright. I’ve been worried about David Wright for ages, but this time my worry was a bit more specific. Entering his age-33 season, Wright is due to deal with spinal stenosis over the course of a full season. Though his performance in 2015 was good when he […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: This is the Moment
We will go ahead and update this as soon as we get the official highlight video, but the impossible dream was realized in the second inning of tonight’s Mets-Padres game. I think I’d better let Gary explain. (Courtesy of Ben Diamond.) BARTOLO COLON HOME RUN pic.twitter.com/gphv8anyFo — Ben Diamond (@_BenDiamond) May 8, 2016 Bartolo Colon, […]