The New York Mets, currently situated towards the bottom of the National League, should be setting their focus on competing in 2019. With that in mind, it gives them an opportunity to see what their prospects can do at the Major League level in a low stress environment. With multiple players potentially ready for the […]
Author: Seth Rubin
2015 World Series, Game 5: A retrospective
In times of darkness and trouble, a leader steps up and becomes the hero society needs. In movies and comics books, it’s Batman who swoops in and saves the city of Gotham from the Joker. For the New York Mets, they needed a hero to rise during Game 5 of the 2015 World Series. That […]
How do you solve a problem like Hansel Robles?
Hansel Robles’ exactly 0.0 WARP in 2017 does not make him the New York Mets’ worst relief pitcher, but his performance is not inspiring any fans to have belief in his abilities. Every time Robles is brought into games, Mets fans are waiting for him to just give up more runs, and, even more memorably, that famous […]
Speed kills
Last month, Statcast released a new metric called “Sprint Speed” to measure how fast base runners move in feet per second around the bases. In particular, it looks at all batted balls (excluding over-the-fence home runs), and at plays where a runner or hitter attempted to advance two or more bases (excluding runners on second base […]
Jay Bruce and the journey to find his old self
In March, James Wagner of the New York Times published an article detailing Jay Bruce’s quest to better understand why he struggled when he first joined the New York Mets last August. Bruce was supposed to help the Mets down the stretch when he was acquired on August 1 from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dilson […]
How Mets pitching went so very wrong
*All statistics to date through May 23 The New York Mets entered the 2017 season with almost the same team as 2016, but with Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler back from injuries instead of Bartolo Colon. Instead of continuing the success of the past two seasons, the Mets find themselves in a much worse position. As of June […]
Statcast Catch Probability Shows the Mets No (G)Love
With the plethora of outfielders on the New York Mets roster it will be hard to determine who should play where and how much they should play. While Yoenis Cespedes will get the bulk of the time in left field, playing time in center field and right field will likely be shared among Jay Bruce, […]
Five “Forgotten” Mets: Where Are They Now?
A week ago, a certain app on my phone reminded me that eight years ago I was waitlisted and subsequently rejected from Binghamton University. While reminding me of all my college rejections–and few acceptances–it also brought memories of when I was visiting Binghamton and got to go see the Binghamton Mets (now the Rumble Ponies) […]
Addison Reed: Closer To Greatness
In the Mets’ bullpen last year, it was Jeurys Familia who earned all the praise after setting the New York Mets’ single-season saves record (51 saves!) and even receiving two eighth-place votes for NL MVP. Meanwhile, it was Addison Reed who almost silently* had the better season of the two and was one of the […]
The Mets’ Homer Binge Saved Their Season
During the 2016 season, the New York Mets scored only 671 runs, a mark that was 25th in the league. However, by only allowing 617 runs, they managed to make the one-game Wild Card playoff game. A lot of this is thanks to the fact that within their division were the Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, […]