The LoHud Mets Blog

Johan Santana is hurt. Shaun Marcum is hurt. Jeremy Hefner, Santana’s replacement at the expense of carrying a long man, is… hurt. Jenrry Mejia is hurt. The Mets have no plans to add a starting pitcher. But when you are at Citi Field, the home team is trailing 6-1 in… Read More →

We have a winner in the Jordany Valdespin Fan Fiction contest! The entries were spirited and wide-ranging. But the best was short, yet I felt best captured the essence of what Jordany Valdespin can be. Brevity is the soul of wit, or lingerie, depending on whether you believe Shakespeare or… Read More →

1. Jonathon Niese is the Opening Day starter. 2. David Wright is the team captain. 3. Johan Santana will begin the year on the disabled list. 4. If you are surprised by any of these things, you probably haven’t been paying attention.

So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the Mets fared poorly in position-by-position rankings in the outfield. Fangraphs has the Mets 29th in left field, 28th in center field and 28th in right field. On LF: “It’s something to say that a -9.7 fielding rating would represent great improvement,... Read More →

In the abstract, it shouldn’t be a huge problem that David Wright and Daniel Murphy, the team’s expected 3B and 2B, might start the year on the disabled list. Both have injuries that aren’t considered major, and Opening Day, for all the attention associated with it, is just 1 of… Read More →

So I have no idea what to expect from Jordany Valdespin, do you? Will he hit? Will he walk? Can he play even a passable center field? Will he wear proper protection? Can he procreate after this week? So I have a copy of Knuckleball! to give away, and it… Read More →

I don’t know what all the fuss over Mariano Rivera is about. The guy’s been in the major leagues since 1995, and he’s collected a grand total of zero hits in three at-bats, striking out once. That’s just a day’s work for Jason Bay. Ah, but it seems he’s pitched,... Read More →

With Kirk Nieuwenhuis on crutches, it is worth considering who the alternatives are for the New York Mets to play center field. Roughly speaking, here’s how I see the depth chart. 1. Collin Cowgill: Reasons for optimism include his 8-for-16 start in spring training, if you are into small sample… Read More →

Did you see this home run by Ike Davis? Go ahead and watch, I’ll wait. There, now wasn’t that fun? I wrote a story yesterday about how the Mets have allowed Amway to open a storefront at Citi Field. Look, don’t go in. You’ll almost certainly lose money. It’s pretty… Read More →

When evaluating exactly who can help the New York Mets improve upon their horrific 2012 bullpen performance, I keep returning to Greg Burke, signed early in the offseason, and already added to the 40-man roster. This may seem like wishful thinking, and to a certain extent, it is. Burke hasn’t… Read More →