2015 was supposed to be the start of something special. After nine long years without postseason baseball, the Mets — armed with young, exciting pitching and a revamped offense — seemingly came out of nowhere as they marched to their first World Series appearance in 15 years. Even after a gutwrenching loss during which they saw […]
Author: Rich MacLeod
The financially restricted Mets are getting nothing out of their most expensive assets
The New York Mets have not been spending big-time money over the past decade. While this news will come as a surprise to no one, it reinforces the fact that the money this franchise does spend is all-the-more important. As the Mets continue to struggle this season—they sport a 16-26 record over their last 42 games […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: Matt Harvey is a sympathetic character in an increasingly complicated story
What a long, strange trip it’s been. After a brief stint as a rookie with the club in the second half of the 2012 season, Matt Harvey set the world on fire the following year, pitching to a 2.27 ERA with a 2.01 FIP, 0.931 WHIP and 191 strikeouts, officially becoming The Dark Knight. That is, of course, […]
Maybe, just maybe, these Mets are for real
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. For the first time in franchise history, the New York Mets are 10-1 to start the year. While we’re only six percent of the way through the 162-game marathon that is the regular season, I can already feel that the majority of this fanbase is struggling with whether or not […]
What we’re not talking about: spring training stories that deserve a second look
Spring training is in full swing for the New York Mets and while everyone’s attention has seemingly been on Mickey Callaway’s inaugural season as manager, Hansel Robles getting shelled and the unwarranted smear campaign of Yoenis Cespedes — don’t get me started on that last one — there are plenty of things going on in camp that […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: No more half measures
After a vastly disappointing 2017 campaign, the New York Mets are entering a crucial offseason for their franchise. Their 70-92 record this season was the team’s worst since 2009, they endured 25 disabled list stints, underperformance from those who remained healthy and traded away many of the veterans that made up their roster. Yet with […]
Why ‘buying’ in the midst of a fire sale is Sandy Alderson’s savviest move yet
The Mets officially waived the white flag on Thursday, as they traded the long-tenured Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitching prospect Drew Smith. As the team finds themselves with the fifth worst record in the National League, this was just the first of what is expected to be a bevy of […]
Farewell to Lucas Duda, the Mets’ underrated first baseman
As the New York Mets find themselves on the outside looking in on the National League playoff picture, the first domino has fallen in team’s trade deadline sale of veterans on expiring deals. The Mets have traded first baseman Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitching prospect Drew Smith, the club announced on […]
Giving up on the present can help set the Mets up for 2018 and beyond
In a season that began with so much promise and hopes of another run to the World Series, it takes a lot to admit defeat weeks before even reaching the halfway point. Seventy-five games into the 2017 campaign, however, the New York Mets find themselves looking way up in the standings with little chance of a turnaround. […]
The Dark Knight Rises, again
Happy Harvey Day, indeed. For the first time since July 4, Mets fans were able to watch Matt Harvey take the mound in a game that actually meant something, and in this case, it was more significant than just team win No. 2 of the 2017 campaign. After a tumultuous half-season last year in which Harvey […]