Soon? The Mets might already be back on track. Four home runs on Friday. Three more dingers on Saturday. Then an utter annihilation of Cy Young winner Corey Kluber on Sunday. But even with the weekend outburst, the Mets scored only 31 runs in their first 10 games, a poor performance that ranked 27th out […]
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How Important Is A Fourth Outfielder Like Juan Lagares?
A great fourth outfielder is one of those things that a team may see as a “nice-to-have” piece, but hardly a necessity. After all, how often do you see a team make a big splash with a fourth outfielder signing or big trade? Of course, this very thing happened probably twice this offseason. The Chicago […]
Which Players Are The Mets’ Best Platoon Options?
Even the best managers aren’t perfect. In the first week of the season, Joe Madden, last year’s NL manager of the year, decided to start Matt Szczur because Villanova won the national championship in basketball. Terry Collins has been divisive throughout his first five seasons, but in recent years he has been receptive to sabermetric concepts including […]