As a baseball fan, it comes naturally to second guess the decisions made by the manager. As a Mets fan dealing with Terry Collins this year … let’s just say there have been too many of these opportunities this season. Whether it was his handling of the lineup (starting Justin Ruggiano and Ty Kelly over […]
Author: Seth Rubin
How The Mets Have Shifted
Shifting is a sensation that has taken over Major League Baseball the past few years and its implementation has been well documented in recent books such as Travis Sawchik’s “Big Data Baseball” and Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller’s “The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.” As the popularity of the use of the shift […]
The Statistical Look at the Return of Zack Wheeler
The New York Mets boast one of the best young rotations in all of Major League Baseball. Despite this, one of their best young pitchers has not been on the mound at Citi Field since 2014. This pitcher that I speak of is Zack Wheeler, who is hoping to return in July from Tommy John […]