The Alfonzo surname is obviously a prominent one in the New York Mets’ organization. Edgardo Alfonzo logged more than 1,100 hits as a Met en route to being named to their all Amazin’ team at second base. His older brother Edgar spent 17 years as a coach in the organization. And with any luck, another Alfonzo […]
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Game recap July 15: A welcome break
WHO WON: For the 55th time, it wasn’t the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, THAT PESKY SEVENTH: Before the seventh inning, there was rain. Corey Oswalt held the Washington Nationals to one run in five good innings of work. Welp, now you’re all caught up with what happened before the seventh inning. It was a Mets team […]
Game recap July 14: The new old Zack Wheeler
Mets 7, Nationals 3 The Mets pitching staff continued its streak of dominant outings Saturday, this time behind a 7.2-inning performance from right-hander Zack Wheeler. While the starting rotation has been incredible throughout much of the season, the team has routinely wasted brilliant performances from almost every member of the staff (we’re looking at you, […]
Game recap July 13: That’s more like it
While trade rumors continue to swirl around the Mets’ pitching staff, Noah Syndergaard’s return from a lengthy DL stint gave the club a glimpse of why they should potentially not deal from their only strength. Syndergaard wasn’t quite dominant, but he was plenty good enough Friday night, limiting the Nationals to only one run across […]
Prospect Watch: Week Eleven
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. With the trade deadline looming and rumors […]
Game recap July 12: Looking up at the cellar
Nationals 5, Mets 4 Final After a thrilling and unexpected walkoff win Wednesday night against the Phillies, there was no reason to expect anything the next day. So it was thrilling to watch the Mets hold their own against the reigning Cy Young Award winner, knocking on the door and never letting the Nationals run […]
Stat Preview: Washington Nationals, July 12-15
The Nationals enter the final series before the All-Star break at 46-46 — not exactly what they had envisioned before the season began. They at least have that in common with the Mets. But the similarities do not go much further. Washington is still within striking distance of a playoff spot, and they have already […]
Game Recap July 11: The Happiest Recap
The past 15 months of Mets fandom have been, well, terrible. There’s been quite a lot to get depressed about, and even more to get frustrated over. The Mets suck at baseball, are dumb as hell and keep playing the accused domestic abuser with a .168 batting average to the benefit of nobody and the appeasement […]
Game recap July 10: What’s a Drew Gagnon?
Primer A day after they were forced to start Corey Oswalt, the Mets turned to 28-year-old Drew Gagnon to make his major league debut against the Phillies. Meanwhile, the Phillies debuted top prospect Enyel De Los Santos, a 22-year-old from the Dominican Republic. That matchup seems like a pretty good snapshot of where these two […]
BP Mets Roundtable
During Game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader, your friendly BP Mets staff (Kate Feldman, Jeffrey Paternostro, Alex Rosen, Lukas Vlahos and Justin Mears) sat down to discuss the rest of 2018, both what it should look like and what it probably does look like. ******** Kate: Let’s start with the comments the other day about how […]