Tom Brennan - Syracuse Mets Season Mini-Wrap

The S-Mets staff allowed runs as if they were still playing in Las Vegas instead.

We’re the S-Mets Interesting??  Well…Not So Much

61-85 was the final record for the S Mets. Ugh.

This despite 65 HRs in 1,014 at bats from Mauricio, Vientos, Stewart, and Baty in AAA. 222 HRs in 146 games for the S-Mets, and still 24 games south of .500.

But a 5.80 Syracuse ERA and 894 runs in 146 games were the flip side. 

Had they played a full 162 games at that pace, they would have allowed roughly 1,000 runs. Yeah. 1,000.

Since 1962, just two MLB teams have allowed more than 980 runs in a season, to put that into perspective.

(By the way, the next HR the Braves hit will be their 300th, with 6 games left. The Braves, if you hadn’t noticed, are in the same division as the NY Mets.)

Getting back to Syracuse:

Wyatt Young, not a HR threat, had both Syracuse hits last night in a 7-3 loss.

A tough year for Wyatt, but 8 hits in his last 4 games to finish the season at .220 had to at least feel pretty good.

Nate Lavender fanned the side. 86 Ks in 54 innings, tremendous rate, and a 2.98 ERA.

- Works for me, how about you? See you in Queens in 2024, Nate.

Eric Orze did not pitch Sunday, but in his last 11 Syracuse innings, 2 hits and 22 Ks, representing a fine sprint to the bullpen finish line.

Not much else good to say about the losing S Mets in a sorry season. 

Tomas Nido, though, did have 14 times as many AAA RBIs as NY Mets RBIs. 

He had 1 as a Met in 56 at bats, 14 for Syracuse in 150 ABs, while hitting .273 upstate.

“Sorry” sums up the AAA team’s results. And Nido’s, I’m sorry to say.

The sorry NY Mets team based in Queens County, meanwhile, lost 5-2 to Philly. 

Unlike Syracuse, which scored 3 runs on 2 hits, the NY Mets scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Mauricio hit a laser HR. He was beaming afterwards.

Anthony Kay was back for his Mets’ re-debut, and threw 1.2 IP of perfection.

LUCKY? GOOD? I guess we will find out.

And the Mets were one more loss closer to a dandy draft slot. Nice.

Have a nice day, folks, and…GO DEEP.