PIITB by JD: Offense Player Grades for the 2023 Season
Francisco Lindor: With his first 30-30 season under his belt, Lindor has once again proven to us that he is one of the best shortstops in the league. Another slow start lowered his batting average, but his second half was nothing short of fantastic. Final Grade: A-
Brandon Nimmo: Nimmo enjoyed the best offensive season of his career. He finished with an 829 OPS and a career-high 24 home runs. He played another great year in centerfield. He did move around to the corners a bit for extra rest. Nonetheless, he played in 152 games which is great to see from Nimmo. Grade: A
Jeff McNeil: Jeff had a truly terrible first half. He did not look like himself. Perhaps the banning of the shift affected Jeff negatively. He had a much better second half but had a lackluster season overall. Grade: C+
Pete Alonso: Pete had the worst offensive season of his career by some measures. Only an 821 OPS for Pete and yet he hit 46 homers and had 118 RBIs. I hope he is a Met for life. Grade: B+
Francisco Alvarez: Alvarez surprised us all this season with his defense and showed us what he can do on the offensive end. He hit 25 homers with a 721 OPS. By all accounts a successful rookie season. He was very inconsistent as the league adjusted to him, but he finished strong in September. Grade: A-
Brett Baty: Brett looked lost on both sides of the ball for most of the season. I am not giving up on Brett, but it is worth watching as the off season progresses. Grade: D
Starling Marte: Marte played hurt and performed poorly when he was on the field. He only played half the season. Hoping for a much better next year. Grade: F
Daniel Vogelbach: Vogelbach played a lot for too long and had a subpar season. With a 742 OPS it could have been worse, but it was not pretty. Grade: C
Mark Vientos: Vientos showed some promise when he got the chance to play late in the season. I am excited to see what he can bring next year. Grade: B
DJ Stewart: DJ had a magical month of play. He was fun to watch when the Mets were not. Grade: B+
Omar Narvaez: Narvaez was hurt most of the season and was not productive when he wasn’t. He was a great mentor to Alvarez, though. Grade: D
Rafael Ortega: Ortega was called upon to fill in with injury to Marte. He was a fine fielder, but could not hit. Grade: C
Luis Guillorme: Luis was hurt a lot of the year. He played his usual utility role when healthy and was effective in the field for the most part. Grade: C
Ronny Mauricio: Ronny showed us the kind of power fans have been waiting for in his short stint with the team. He has a lot to learn, but he showed promise. Grade: B+
Danny Mendick: Mendick filled in when needed this season. He did what he was supposed to do. Grade: C
Jonathan Arauz: I don’t think anyone thought Arauz would be taking ABs this year. He was not great on offense but played some solid 2B. Grade: C
Tim Locastro: The Scarlett Speedster was hurt most of the year, but was effective in the OF in his limted playing time. Grade: B-
Come back next week for the pitching side of the player grades
This grading looks spot on
ReplyDeleteI particularly commend Nimmo and Lindor on a great season
I also thing Alvarez'.home run total as a partial player was epic
Riddle me this,who has the better season,Baty or Mauricio?
ReplyDeleteEasily Mauricio
DeleteI agree.
DeleteIntreesting, but some disagreements:
ReplyDeleteMarte stole a bunch of bases and hit .248, so I could not give him an F. I go with a D+.
Vientos did worse than I thought he would - a low low OBP - you gave him a B, I'd give him a C-.
Pete, if he played in Philly and had not gotten screwed for 5 weeks due to his early June HBP, would have hit 60. 115 RBIs have to get him to A-. for me.
Arauz was I think 8 for 59off the top of my head. That to me is an F.
Lastly, to me, given his many restrictions, Vogie was an F in the first half, a C in the second half, so I'd give him a D.
Hitting was a problem. How many games 3 or less runs? Gets #5 hitter and hope that 2 of our baby Mets become ML starters.
ReplyDeleteThese grades were way to generous .
ReplyDeleteAlvarez was a B- at best. Yes great job on the defensive expectations but still had several defensive miscues. And the streaks were extensive.
Vientiane didn’t get a fair shot but he was a C. Sometimes you only get one day to make an statement (again not fair) but he really didn’t do enough with the opportunity he had.
Lindor stats were as a compiler not difference maker. When we needed those to count in June he was no where.
Same for Alonzo.
There was only one A grade this season and that was Senga.
And that was a A- since he needs to provide that production every 5 days not 6.
Eddie
Eddie, I keep waiting for your next article....
ReplyDeleteOne more point on Lindor: He played all season, with no complaint, with bone spurs in his throwing elbow that required surgery this month.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what he'll do when his arm is fully healed.
You can't argue with the grades for Lindor and Alonso. They earned their grades.
ReplyDeleteThe rest seem to be graded on a curve, since the overall Mets offense was terrible this year after a solid 2022. You could give most of the team a "D" based on their 25th place finish in MLB for batting average, 18th place in OPS, and 20th in runs scored.