After much gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands, it wasn’t even close. Jacob deGrom ran away with the Cy Young Award, notching 29 of 30 first place votes (thanks, San Diego) in Wednesday night’s election. It was really just a formality since early September when his competitors began to fade down the stretch while […]
Author: Maggie Wiggin
To all the GM candidates I loved before
After a going without a general manager for almost six months, the Mets have narrowed down the field to three names, a motley crew that doesn’t seem to give a clear answer for how the team envisions the role in the context of a crowded front office. The Veteran: Doug Melvin The only remaining candidate […]
David Wright’s last triumph
The 2015 postseason run will forever stand out as one of the most surreal and thrilling periods of my Mets fandom. In what was supposed to be yet another in a long string of mediocre seasons, a sudden surge beginning in July catapulted the team into a magical three month stretch. It’s only in retrospect, […]
Zack Wheeler: Comeback Kid
The Mets were blessed with an exceptional season from a young pitcher this year, one that could garner him an impressive award pickup when all is said and done. That’s right, Zack Wheeler is a top candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. Who did you think I meant? To say Wheeler’s breakout in 2018 […]
The case for Dom Smith
To say Dom Smith’s debut was underwhelming would be a pretty serious understatement. To say his sophomore season has been a disappointment would be too. It’s no surprise that the organization is looking towards Peter Alonso and that even Jay Bruce has leap-frogged Smith as a probable starting first baseman for next year, especially considering […]
Hope for Jacob deGrom: How to win with a bad team
Jacob deGrom’s Cy Young candidacy is supported by a wide array of statistics, both novel and well-established, but for some, the unsightly 8-8 record overshadows them all, despite the significant role played by his underperforming teammates. For a ray of hope, deGrom and his admirers can look to some familiar names who overcame mediocre (or […]
Conforto’s Revenge
While Michael Conforto’s early April debut was seen as a triumph after a devastating shoulder injury ended his stellar 2017 season, a complete power outage soon left doubts that he was – or maybe ever would be – fully recovered. But his midseason turnaround has been so compelling that, even in a short sample, it’s […]
The Bottom of the Barrel: Comping 2018 Jose Reyes
There’s no other way to say it: Jose Reyes is having a bad season. How bad? Well, his .190 TAv ranks 306th out of the 308 major leaguers with as many plate appearances, which is pretty bad. But if you’re looking for a nice, balanced player, you’ll be happy to hear that, defensively, he’s also […]
Projecting the Wright-less Mets
There is little doubt that David Wright, battling spinal stenosis, is the Mets’ biggest X-factor this season. The range of reasonable outcomes for his season is huge, with 130 games and four-ish wins around one end if all of the exercises and planned off-days work like a charm. On the other hand, there’s “out for […]