Look, it’s going to be a rough year, in all likelihood. That loss last night dropped the Mets to 10-14; that’s a 67 win pace, which seems about right. If you like Pythagorean record, they’re a more palatable 12-12, but powered by such things as John Buck’s historic April and… Read More →
Lucas Duda broke his wrist moving furniture, presumably without Jerry Seinfeld’s help. He had surgery, and the Mets say he’ll be ready for spring training. But you essentially never want to hear “wrist surgery” and “power hitter” near one another. It alsocomplicates efforts to deal Duda, though so did his… Read More →
Let’s get this out of the way up top: of course the Mets should consider trading Ike Davis, in the right scenario. They should consider dealing anyone in the right scenario. David Wright is terrific, but would you deal him for Ryan Zimmerman, who is younger and signed to a… Read More →
So the Mets have finally come to this: Lucas Duda, playing first base. The guy isn’t a right fielder, he isn’t a left fielder. Not his fault: he doesn’t have the raw skills to cover remotely enough range. Now, playing him at first base has to do with, one figures,... Read More →
Selective endpoints, and small sample sizes, are both dangerous when used to project players. Rico Brogna had an OPS+ of 158 in 138 plate appearances back in 1994. He’d never top 119 in his career. Carl Everett put up an .855 OPS from August 2 on back in 1995; his… Read More →
Let’s get to a few topics in this enjoyable 6-3 start for the Mets. First, this weekend’s series. Taking two of three on the road is an awfully good thing to do, period. Doing it against a divisional opponent is even better. The Mets were getting to face the Phillies… Read More →
Heading over to Mets-Nats, where we will have an afternoon of live-tweet goodness (follow @lohudmets) and postgame discussion. Just wanted to touch base on Daniel Murphy, who blew several double plays last night, and Lucas Duda, who missed a very catchable ball. If both players fail to improve defensively, they… Read More →
I’m certainly looking forward to seeing Lucas Duda hit this year. But to say that the Mets have an outfield that’s competitive within their own division- well, it is going to require a lot of things to go right. They’ll need Duda to adequately field. They’ll need Andres Torres to… Read More →
The decision to leave Daniel Murphy at second base, after years of delay, to find out at last if he can play the position, died Thursday after little more than a week of raising my hopes. Terry Collins said that if Ike Davis is forced to miss more than a… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Beltran has left the New York Mets’ game against Milwaukee with discomfort in his right knee, the same one he had surgery on last offseason. The All-Star center fielder was removed in the sixth inning Tuesday night. He struck out in the first and reached… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The plastic hanging at the top of the lockers in the Phillies clubhouse remained unfurled. Philadelphia will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate a return to the playoffs. Lucas Duda hit a three-run double in the Mets’ five-run seventh inning, and New York… Read More →
MIAMI (AP) – Gaby Sanchez is quietly keeping his name in the race for the NL Rookie of the Year Award. His performance Tuesday night will be tough to ignore. Sanchez hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Florida Marlins a 5-2… Read More →
The New York Mets -announced that they recalled right-handed pitcher Jenrry Mejia from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. In addition, the team also selected the contract of outfielder Lucas Duda from Buffalo. Mejia will wear uniform #32 and Duda will wear uniform #21. Both players will be available for… Read More →