It was only this past Sunday when it appeared that Jose Bautista had reached the end of the road in his storied 15-year career. Bautista, who turned 37 years old last October, was downright awful with the Blue Jays last season, slashing a paltry .203/.308/.366 with a career-high 170 strikeouts. He entered the free agent […]
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Game recap May 22: A plane flight, a double, a loss
Primer After a month of futility, the Mets found themselves in another good patch, having won four straight games and facing the lowly Marlins again on Tuesday night. Even better, the Marlin killer Zack Wheeler (3-1, 2.85 ERA career against Miami) was on the mound, though he’s much less effective at home (8-18 5.31 ERA […]
Game recap May 21: Ace Jason Vargas
There are few things that bring me more dread than the thought of recapping a game that features Jason Vargas starting for the Mets. The Amazins’ prized free agent acquisition has been awful in 2018; in three starts, he’s surrendered multiple runs in the first inning of each game. It’s no secret that the Mets, […]
Scouting Notes From Double-A Binghamton
BP Mets prospect writer Alex Rosen dropped by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on May 16 for an updated look at Jeff McNeil, Peter Alonso, Jhoan Urena and yes, Tim Tebow. UTIL Jeff McNeil So I wrote up McNeil in week three of the Prospect Watch and concluded that he’s a better Phil Evans, which is […]
Stat Preview: Miami Marlins, May 21-23
The Marlins come into town after blowing a five-run ninth inning lead in Atlanta Sunday afternoon. The pitching is young and inexperienced, and that has shown through in the walk totals, as Miami is tied for third in the league in bases on balls (187, Mets pitchers are 25th at 135). There have been some […]
Game recap May 20: That’s baseball, Amed
WHO WON: The Fightin’ Amed Rosario’s WHAT HAPPENED, A MATTER OF TIME: If you want an accurate recap of how the Mets hit, don’t look at Clay Buchholz’s line. The righty missed most of last season with an injury, but found a start with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Welcome back to The Show, here’s […]
Game recap May 19: The walkoff
The Good The Mets won. These days, that’s cause for celebration in and of itself. Better yet, they’ve won two in a row! For the first time in five weeks, the Mets have a winning streak. How they got there was unlikely at first — a Devin Mesoraco two-run homer that tied the game at […]
Game recap May 18: Conforto and deGrom save the day
The Mets have all kinds of turmoil and adversity right now but, at least for one night, two core members of this team, ace starter Jacob deGrom and outfielder Michael Conforto, were able to mask some of them. deGrom was exactly the man New York wanted on the mound tonight, particularly following the disappointing afternoon […]
Prospect Watch: Week Four
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. Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A) Pitcher: Tim Peterson […]
Stat preview: Arizona Diamondbacks, May 18-20
Both the Mets and the Diamondbacks got beat pretty thoroughly in their most recent games, and both enter the weekend looking to rebound from their worst stretch of the season. Arizona still sits in first place after losing seven of eight, but Colorado is beginning to close the gap. Much of their early success can […]