It was easy to lose sight of David Wright’s accomplishment yesterday, with all the pitching prospects flying around. But let’s take a moment and look at Wright’s 1,500 hits. He’s become the fastest Met to reach 1,500 hits since… no one. No one in Mets history has ever collected more… Read More →
The best development in the minor leagues for the Mets this season isn’t Zack Wheeler. It’s Rafael Montero. To be sure, seeing Wheeler stay largely healthy, more than hold his own at Triple-A, and head to the Mets to debut this Tuesday is excellent. But really, Wheeler had already pitched… Read More →
According to what Terry Collins just told Mike Francesa on WFAN, moving Daniel Murphy to first base isn’t just to see Jordany Valdespin at second. There will be a platoon, with Justin Turner facing lefties, Valdespin righties. The only issue with this is Turner, while right-handed, is a significantly better… Read More →
Look, I don’t think moving Daniel Murphy to first base for a week, or whatever this turns out to be, will ruin his progress. But Daniel Murphy has worked hard to become a viable major league second baseman, and succeeded. Per Ultimate Zone Rating, Murphy is above average this year…. Read More →
Tonight’s Nats-Mets game has been postponed due to rain. But we’ll have a first round pick soon, and he’s totally going to make you forget Michael Bourn (the Mets hope).
So what’s the hurry, getting Zack Wheeler up to New York? Such a question would have sounded ridiculous just a couple of weeks ago. But after Dillon Gee’s performance last night, there’s no obvious answer for who should head to the bullpen when Wheeler is brought up from Triple-A Las… Read More →
While the Mets didn’t have a great weekend, Ike Davis sure did. Davis hit a two-run homer in Sunday’s 11-6 loss, and now sports a 1.000 OPS for June in seven plate appearances over two days, following a combined April/May effort of .496. This is no surprise: Davis posted a… Read More →
It’s funny: how I evaluate a season has changed dramatically over the last five of them for the New York Mets. Every game, for 2005-2008, happened within the context of not just that result, but looking at the standings. This was true, certainly, late in the season. But even in… Read More →
The Mets announced this afternoon that Jon Niese has a nonserious shoulder issue. Collin McHugh will start Saturday, and he’ll miss at least one start. Zack Wheeler, according to Terry Collins, was not a candidate to start in his place. I do appreciate the team’s effort to minimize the panic…. Read More →
That was the subject of last night’s meeting with the two players and Mets decision-makers, according to the New York Post. Look, I think we all know the problem here. Neither Davis nor Tejada are playing at a competent MLB level. But not only are they the best long-term answer… Read More →
It’s probably worth taking a look at what the Mets have in Daniel Murphy. Through a third of the season, Murphy now has an OPS+ of 121. That’s good for sixth among the 19 second basemen who are currently qualified for the batting title. And with the plan to let… Read More →
Thursday night, pitching phenom Kevin Gausman made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles. The future is bright for Gausman, who throws a plus-plus fastball, mixes his secondary pitches well, and was rated the 26th-best prospect in baseball, per Baseball America, entering the season. His performance since those ratings… Read More →
Sure, if you wanted to, you could find negative trends all day for the New York Mets. 10-23 in their last 33. 2-11 in their last 13 at home. Ike Davis, 1-for-his-last what, 200? A pair of things happened in the midst of this sweep by the Reds that I… Read More →
So in a storm that you could feel coming, palpably, in his press conferences, Terry Collins let loose on Mets fans prior to Tuesday night’s 10-4 loss to the Cardinals. “I don’t answer to fans. They don’t play this game,” Collins said during his pregame press conference, answering Jordany Valdespin… Read More →
So the long-discussed debut of Justin Turner, outfielder, happened last night late in the game against the Chicago White Sox. At first blush, it seems awfully odd. After all, Justin Turner doesn’t really hit well enough to be a second baseman. His career OPS is .688. Second basemen are putting… Read More →