In Focus - Mark Vientos - More Yesterday's Highlights

 

Mets Analytics                   @MetsAnalytics

The classic counting stats look horrific, but there's much more to Mark Vientos' season so far, and he's actually been trending positively in many ways (deep) under the surface. Primed for a breakout?

What about when he makes contact? Vientos' bat speed has declined slightly this year, but it's likely more of a function of how he's intending to swing than anything else. Thus far in 2025 he's squaring the ball up more often (hitting on the sweet

 

As a result of the underlying improvements, his PA quality has been on the upswing since October 1st, by xwOBA

            (Expected Weighted On-base Average (xwOBA) is formulated using exit velocity, launch angle and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed.

In the same way that each batted ball is assigned an expected batting average, every batted ball is given a single, double, triple and home run probability based on the results of comparable batted balls since Statcast was implemented Major League wide in 2015. For the majority of batted balls, this is achieved using only exit velocity and launch angle. As of 2019, "topped" or "weakly hit" balls also incorporate a batter's seasonal Sprint Speed.

All hit types are valued in the same fashion for xwOBA as they are in the formula for standard wOBA: (unintentional BB factor x unintentional BB + HBP factor x HBP + 1B factor x 1B + 2B factor x 2B + 3B factor x 3B + HR factor x HR)/(AB + unintentional BB + SF + HBP), where "factor" indicates the adjusted run expectancy of a batting event in the context of the season as a whole.

Knowing the expected outcomes of each individual batted ball from a particular player over the course of a season -- with a player's real-world data used for factors such as walks, strikeouts and times hit by a pitch -- allows for the formation of said player's xwOBA based on the quality of contact, instead of the actual outcomes. Likewise, this exercise can be done for pitchers to get their expected xwOBA against.

Why it's useful

xwOBA is more indicative of a player's skill than regular wOBA, as xwOBA removes defense from the equation. Hitters, and likewise pitchers, are able to influence exit velocity and launch angle but have no control over what happens to a batted ball once it is put into play.)

 

nugget chef             @jayhaykid

Highest and Lowest BA vs 2/4 fastballs this season:

Steven Kwan: .526

Pete Alonso: .444

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: .429

——-

Willy Adames: .071

JP Crawford: .063

Eugenio Suárez: .059

 

Mets News and Links                   @JohnFromAlbany

C Chris Suero is off to a scorching start in 2025...The Bronx native is one of two players on the Cyclones with multiple home runs...Suero is a blistering 8-for-21 at the dish, with 6 extra-base hits, 8 runs batted in, and boasts an impressive 1.266 OPS...The 2022 international free-agent signee is coming off an impressive 2024, that saw him play in 87 games at the High-A level, with 7 home runs and 45 RBI, while also swiping 15 stolen bases.

 

SNY Mets                 @SNY_Mets

Juan Soto has now played in two weeks worth of games as a Met. How would you grade his performance so far in the very early going of 2025?

 

Mike Mayer                        @mikemayer22

Tyler Zuber has looked good to start the season for Triple-A Syracuse: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0.69 WHIP, 8 groundball outs

Mets pitching prospect Jack Wenninger through his first two Double-A starts:     10 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 16 K

 Pete Alonso leads MLB in slugging percentage (.778) and OPS (1.260). He leads the NL in average (.378) and RBIs (18).

Mathew Brownstein        @MBrownstein89

Highest xwOBA this season:

Corbin Carroll: .520

PETE ALONSO: .513

Fernando Tatis Jr: .500

Kyle Schwarber: .498

Jackson Merrill: .497

 

Codify                        @CodifyBaseball

Average run differential (2025):

1.9 CHC NYY

1.5 SF

1.2 DET

1.1 PHI SD NYM LAD

1.0 ARI

 

Corne Hogeveen                @CorneHogeveen

Eli Ankeney and Frank Elissalt are showing nasty stuff out of the St. Lucie pen. Ankeney (who has a solid pro career) showing a very good change-up and Elissalt a fastball heavy righty, who gets a ton of whiffs on the FB. Good slider too.

Sarah Langs                         @SlangsOnSports

Pete Alonso is hitting .378, second-highest among qualified hitters and tops in the NL

His only other 13-game spans with that high an average in his career were all in 2019:

3 overlapping spans in June and 2 overlapping spans in Aug

 

Michael Baron                    @michaelgbaron

 

I honestly don't think there was any one point last season Pete Alonso was this locked in at the plate. He isn't even budging on pitches out of the zone, and isn't missing on pitches in the zone

Chris Clegg               @ChrisCleggMiLB

The hardest hit ball by a Kansas City Royals ever in the statcast era was 118 mph by Eric Hosmer in 2017. Jac Caglianone had an opposite field single at 120.9 mph tonight in AA. Only 5 players in statcast history have hit a ball 120.9 or harder.

 

Rob Cassidy             @Cassidy_Rob

The Miami Marlins have 26 players and a payroll of $67 million.

 

David Adler             @_dadler

Juan Soto is a rare hitter who uses two different batting stances -- one for 2 strikes, one for less than 2 strikes.

Sam Maxwell                      @THE_SamMaxwell

Acuña ain’t goin’ anywhere. Sorry, Baty.

In Focus - WAR by team - Yesterday's Highlights

 

Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats

WAR by Team

Syracuse –

Friday's game between the Syracuse Mets and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday, April 13th with the first game beginning at 12:35 p.m. Saturday's game between the Mets and IronPigs will still be played as scheduled at 6:35 p.m.

 

Binghamton –

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-4) split their doubleheader with the Hartford Yard Goats (5-2) on Friday at Mirabito Stadium. Binghamton won the first game and Hartford came-from-behind to win the second game.

Game One: Rumble Ponies 10, Yard Goats 1 (Final/7)

Right-hander Jack Wenninger (2-0) made the start for Binghamton, which was his second start of the season and of his Double-A career. Wenninger earned the victory and struck out a Double-A career-high nine batters over five innings, while allowing one run on two hits and one walk.

Game Two: Yard Goats 8, Rumble Ponies 4 (Final/7)

Binghamton grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning on third baseman Nick Lorusso’s two-run home run, his first homer of the season.

In the fifth inning, Jett Williams scored when right-hander Victor Juarez (1-0) balked, which made it 3-0. Lorusso followed with an RBI fielder’s choice that made it 4-0. Lorusso tied his career high with three runs batted in.

Left-hander Felipe De La Cruz struck out six batters over 3.1 scoreless frames, and stranded the bases loaded in the second inning. Right-hander Douglas Orellana struck out five batters over 2.2 perfect frames in relief.

Postgame Notes: Williams, Morabito, Parada, and Swaggerty all recorded multi-hit games in the first game of the doubleheader…Williams and Jordan each drove in three runs in the first game…Across the doubleheader, Williams went 3-for-7 with a home run, three runs batted in, four runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base…Binghamton’s pitchers combined to strike out 26 strikeouts and just four walks across the doubleheader…Binghamton combined to score 14 runs on 17 hits across the two games.

 

Brooklyn –

Friday night's game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and Hudson Valley Renegades has been postponed due to expected rain and fog in the Coney Island area. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, April 12th starting at 1:00 PM. Gates will open at 12:30 PM.

 

St. Lucie –

The St. Lucie Mets rebounded from Thursday’s tough loss to defeat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 4-3 on Friday night at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The game was tied 3-3 in the ninth. Jesus Baez led off the inning with a single. Baez alertly went first to third on a ground out when the third base bag was left unoccupied. On the next pitch A.J. Ewing laced a line drive sac fly to left field that scored Baez to give the Mets the 4-3 lead.

Reliever Christian Rodriguez was hit by a comebacker to start the bottom of the ninth. The ball ricocheted out to Colin Houck at second and Houck was able to make the play. Hoss Brewer replaced Rodriguez and retired the next two batters to end the game and earn his second save.

The Mets lineup was bolstered by MLB rehabbers Jeff McNeil (right oblique) and Francisco Alvarez (left hamate bone). McNeil started a two-out rally in the third inning with a single. Alvarez followed with a walk. That brought up Triple-A rehabber Drew Gilbert (hamstring), who launched a three-run homer off Zach Lee to give the Mets a 3-1 lead. It was the second game in a row with a homer for Gilbert.

Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats

Standout Single-A Pitchers with Statcast (FSL)

- Khal Stephen (TOR)
- Gage Stanifer (TOR)
- Will Watson (NYM)
- Wellington Aracena (NYM)
- Channing Austin (NYM)
- Trent Hodgdon (CIN)
- Jake Faherty (MIA)
- Liomar Martinez (MIA)

 

Ernest Dove             @ernestdove

Jack Wenninger remains one of those sneaky prospects you may not hear a lot about until he's in the majors. I'm starting to put OF Eli Serrano in that category too.

Mets play a series at a minor league park. You had me at minor league park.

I'm thinking Drew Gilbert should go ahead and leave us now. His rehab work is done IMO.

The Eli Ankeney show is officially back in this his 2nd appearance pitching for Low A St. Lucie Mets this milb season (missed 2024 to TJS)

Struck out all 3 hitters in the 4th inning. Topped 94.3 MPH on his FB which for the lefty I'm pretty sure might be a pro career high.

Not to be outdone the following inning Mets 2024 draft pick Frank Elissalt struck out his 3 batters topping 96 MPH. Coaches told me to keep on him this season.

If Mets P prospect Douglas Orellana was able to consistently throw this many strikes in an outing he's going to make it.

 

Mets Prospect Group                   @bkfan09

17 yr old Alejandro Meza RHP from Mexico is up to 94mph at the Mets Complex

Recently signed IFA Pitcher Maykol Vasquez throwing  at the DSL complex . I have heard a lot of good things about Vasquez , can’t wait to see how he develops this season

Leandy Mella could be moving full time to the OF after missing a bunch of games to an injury in 2024 . Mella got a $500K in the 24 Class. Mella struggled in his 1st season in the DSL

Cuban John Valle   Will be finally making his pro debut in the FCL This Season after missing a good amount of time with injury

Georwill Rodriguez is a super exciting  utility type prospect who can play multiple positions. Surprising pop for a smaller size player.

Reese Kaplan -- A Further Look at Center Field Options Out There

Along with the frequent chatter regarding the acquisition of Luis Robert, Jr., another name came up even more frequently of late, Carl Yasztremski’s grandson named Mike who happens to play for the San Francisco Giants.  Despite the Hall of Fame lineage, Mike is not quite like his old grandad.  An average season for that Yaz would bring you a .285 average with 22 HRs and 90 RBIs, though many years were far better than that.

The now 34 year old new-look Yaz isn’t quite as good.  His HR power is on par with an average yield of 25, but the RBIs drop to 75 and the batting average is just .240.  Currently earning $9.25 million to be the center fielder for the San Francisco Giants, he’s better that what the team currently has in-house, but given his age and modest production the replacement of Jose Siri or Tyrone Taylor for this Yaz isn’t going to cause dancing in the streets.

Going back to Luis Robert, Jr. for a minute, bear in mind he’s just 27 years old.  While consistency is not yet part of his game, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove are.  That means the guy can hit and play his position among the best in the game. 

The question for the Mets is whether or not they have a hitting lab equivalent to the much heralded pitching lab that can somehow push the young Robert, Jr. into becoming a fixture between Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto.  Thus far the club has not excelled at improving the offense of players within their system with the exception of the 2024 breed Mark Vientos, but thus far that output has not been replicated.

So the question arises as to who else is out there playing the game who is young, superb defensively and whose skill with the bat already or should become potent?  

A great example would be former Met prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong who can patrol defensively with the best of them but who cannot hit for a batting average necessary to make his employers take notice. 

Byron Buxton of the Twins is another example of a crazy talented defender with a solid bat, but unfortunately one who spends a lot of time each year on the IL.  He’s hit as many as 28 HRs in a season and stolen as many as 29 but those numbers were fairly isolated among his IL-stint seasons.  For that the now 31 year old is earning a hair over $15 million per season with incentives taking it as high as 26 million.  I’d think he’d be an easy “No!” from the Mets.

The very talented Brenton Doyle of Colorado can provide you with 20+ HRs, 75 RBIs, 30 SBs and give you near Gold Glove defense.  His salary is from his pre-arbitration years, so although he’d be a nice fit, the Rockies would hold the Mets hostage for a HUGE trade balance if they’re giving up someone who could be a part of their team inexpensively for now and in the future. 

An even bigger haul would likely have to be shown to the San Diego Padres for their superb center fielder, Jackson Merrill.  In his rookie season last year he hit 24 HRs, drove in 90 and batted .292 while contributing 16 SBs as well.  He’s just 22 years old and there’s no way you’re going to get the Padres to bite at trading him away unless you can provide several players of similar talent from your farm system.  Ouch.

Perhaps the best pick of them all is the 2023 Rookie of the Year for the Diamondbacks, Corbin Carroll.  He fields quite well, hits for power and steals bases like a maniac.  He had an inconsistent 2024 during which he was invisible at the plate in the first half and red hot in the second.  He seems to have carried that aspect into the early 2025 campaign with 5 HRs already to go along with a .324 average.  He is a prime chip in the Arizona arsenal and you’re looking at names like Brandon Sproat, Jett Williams and others of that ilk to even get the folks in Phoenix to answer the phone. 

The cheapest of the lot would be Pete Crow-Armstrong, but you have to ask if he’s significantly better than Jose Siri? 

John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Bartolo's Arm and Bat Leads to Mets Win, 4/12/2015

 

Bartolo Colon 2015 Topps Heritage card

 2015, the last year the Mets made the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to the Fall Classic.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 2015; Game #6; Sunday,   Apr 12,   NYM 4 @ ATL 3; boxscore;  WP: Colon; LP:  Jaime; Save: Familia; Time: 02:37;  DAY,  Attendance: 28,19.2 Record: 3-3; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2; W;

Juan Lagares CF; 0 for 5; GDP; David Wright 3B; 2 for 4; 1 walk; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B; 3 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Michael Cuddyer LF; 1 for 4; HR,GDP; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; John Mayberry RF; 1 for 3;    Curtis Granderson PH-RF; 0 for 0; SB; 1 run; 1 walk; Anthony Recker C; 0 for 2; 2 walks; Wilmer Flores SS; 1 for 3; 2B,SH; 1 run; 2 Ks; Rubén Tejada 2B; 0 for 3; IW; 1 walk; Bartolo Colón P; 1 for 3; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Daniel Murphy PH; 0 for 0; SF; 1 RBI; Bartolo Colón, W (2-0); 7 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 5 Ks; Carlos Torres, H (2); 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Jerry Blevins, H (2); 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Jeurys Familia, S (1); 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 K; 

In Focus - More Yesterday's Highlights

 

Pitch Profiler                      @pitchprofiler

April 9th proStuff+ Pitch Leaderboard

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 2025 Reliever proPitching+ Leaderboard

Mets News and Links                   @JohnFromAlbany

RHP Noah Hall spun his best career pro outing on Opening Day for Brooklyn on April 6...The 2023 draftee picked up the win, thanks to 5.0 innings of 1-run ball...Hall surrendered only 3 hits, and gave up just 1 run...The righty also punched out 3 batters and walked 4...The University of South Carolina product became not only the 1st player in franchise history to start on consecutive Opening Days, but the 1st player in franchise history to start multiple Opening Days...Last year, was placed on the injured list on April 26 and did not pitch again until September

7 with Single-A St. Lucie.

Joey Meneses is 12-for-37 in his first ten games of 2025 with ten doubles, four RBIs, and five walks. Meneses’s ten doubles lead the International League with the next closest players at six. The 32-year-old’s strong start to the season comes after Meneses had an excellent winter in the Mexican Pacific Winter League, hitting .320 with 58 RBIs, ten home runs, 14 doubles, and an .896 on-base plus slugging percentage.

 

Farm To Flushing               @FarmToFlushing

Nate Dohm's second professional start is in the books for St. Lucie. 

3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 57 pitches/ 34 strikes

Irving Cota with another strong bullpen outing for St. Lucie.

2 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 28 pitches/ 18 strikes

In his first two bullpen appearances, he's allowed just two hits and no walks in 4.2 IP overall

Noah Hall with his best professional start to date. 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO - The Mets seventh-round pick in 2023 has an ERA of 0.93 in his first two High-A starts of the season.

 

Brooklyn Cyclones                         @BKCyclones

71% of the earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Eli Serrano III. 

 

Mathew Brownstein        @MBrownstein89

Pete Alonso's metrics against fastballs:

Whiff %:

2024: 17.6%

2025: 10.7%

 

Codify                        @CodifyBaseball

Wins, Last 108 Games

(that's 2/3 of a season):

70 SD

68 NYM

66 LAD

64 ARI

63 HOU

 

Mojo Hill                  @mojohill22

"I'm in a very nice organization that likes to spend money."

#Mets 13th-round pick RJ Gordon talked to me about the improvements of MiLB player treatment and said he's living with second-round pick Jonathan Santucci in Brooklyn.

 

Corne Hogeveen                @CorneHogeveen

Irvin Cota has nasty stuff. Commands it really well. Curve is very good, also throws a slider and change but he using his curve a lot. His Fastball has some nice downward action.

In Focus - Spencer Strider - Different Balls? - Yesterday's Highlights

 

Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats

Daily tjStuff+ Leaders

2025-04-09

Min. 50 Pitches

1) Tylor Megill - 110

2) Ryan Pepiot - 110

3) Justin Verlander – 107

Spencer Strider absolutely dominated in his rehab start today as he struck out 12 in 5.0 IP

The Atlanta Ace is had his fastball cooking today while he eviscerated batters with his secondaries

He looks ready to make his 2025 MLB debut!         

Syracuse –

Plagued by missed opportunities and poor defense the Syracuse Mets once again fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 5-1, on a rainy Thursday night at Coca Cola Park. Despite the loss, Gilberto Celestino had two hits, an RBI, and extended his hitting streak to six straight games.

Syracuse (3-8) had its first opportunity to score in the top of the second inning when Donovan Walton was hit by a pitch, Luke Ritter singled, and Chris Williams walked. The bases were loaded with two outs, but Luis De Los Santos struck out to end the inning and strand the bases loaded.

In his third outing of the season, Syracuse starter Justin Hagenman began with two scoreless innings but ran into some trouble in the bottom of the third against a powerful Lehigh Valley (10-2) lineup. Singles from Otto Kemp and Gabriel Rincones Jr. put two runners on base with one out. Hagenman struck out Buddy Kennedy, then gave up an RBI single to Cal Stevenson who brought Kemp in to score and make it 1-0. With two down and two runners on, De Los Santos committed an error on a ground ball to third base that loaded the bases and kept the inning alive. The next batter, Oscar Mercado hit a three-run double that extended the IronPigs lead to 4-0.

Binghamton –

Due to inclement weather in the forecast, Thursday’s Rumble Ponies game against the Hartford Yard Goats at Mirabito Stadium has been postponed. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader (two seven-inning games) on Friday. The first game will get underway at 3 p.m., with gates opening at 2:30 p.m. The second game will begin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

Brooklyn –

The Brooklyn Cyclones were topped by the Hudson Valley Renegades on Thursday night at Maimonides Park, 8-3. The contest was aired on SNY, the flagship TV home of the New York Mets. Despite the loss, RHP Noah Hall impressed in his second start of the season. The 2023 draftee tossed 4.2 innings of one-hit ball, allowing only one unearned run, while striking out eight and walking only two.

Offensively, Brooklyn was held in check to just five hits on the day, but three of them came from 1B Estarling Mercado. The lefty finished his day 3-for-4, and scored one of Brooklyn’s three runs. It’s the second time already this season that Mercado has put together a three hit performance.

St. Lucie -

The St. Lucie Mets were playing their best game of the young season but suffered a tough eighth inning in a 7-6 loss to the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Thursday night at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Drew Gilbert started the game with a double. Colin Houck walked and Marco Vargas singled to load the bases. After A.J. Ewing hit a run-scoring ground out, Daiverson Gutierrez laced a two-run single to make it 3-0. The damage was done against Tigers prospect Owen Hall, who was making his professional debut.

Gilbert launched a towering 392-foot solo home run in the second inning to put the Mets up 4-0.

Mets reliever Irving Cota cruised for 4.0 scoreless innings to protect the lead. He gave up just two hits, walked one and struck out four.

Pitch Profiler                      @pitchprofiler

By combining these elements, we can model real‑time stadium conditions.

For example, in Boston today—with 49°F, 56% humidity, 30.31 in Hg pressure, and 20 ft elevation—analysis suggests pitchers received a 6.5% boost in pitch movement, a shift that can alter strategy.                       

The bottom line: the ball itself (probably) hasn’t been altered.

It’s the ever‑changing environment—temperature, elevation, pressure, and humidity—that drives variations in pitch movement throughout the season.

 

Daniel Wexler                    @WexlerRules

Kevin Parada is close to "throw in as a second piece of a trade for a reliever at the deadline" at this point.

 

Ernest Dove             @ernestdove

19 yr old Mets C prospect Daiverson Gutierrez is 3 for 3 tonight in Low A. This kid might be soaring at this point. Of course, long season ahead but his solid camp has rolled into a solid start of the regular season.      

Among all the early positives from Mets OF prospect Eli Serrano start to High A Brooklyn Cyclones season there's his 3rd stolen base of the season tonight.

 

Mets Prospect Group                   @bkfan09

It’s really simple for Wilmer Lugo in 2025 , find the strike zone and he will do  very well. Lugo’s secondary pitches are prob too good for the DSL/FCL . Lugo buries himself by not throwing enough strikes to set up his secondary pitches.

1-6

3.94 era

32 IP

8 HB

28BB/37K

19 WP

Reese Kaplan -- Mets Not Operating On All Cylinders Thus Far

Wow, where do you begin to assess a front running start by the team with many cylinders simply not working as expected? 

Edwin Diaz came to the Mets in a trade along with since forgotten PED king Robinson Cano.  For the discounted contract of Cano with $20 million dollars coming from the Mariners the Mets gave up Anthony Swarzak (out of baseball), Gerson Bautista (last playing in the Mexican league alongside their batting champ, Cano), Jay Bruce (out of baseball), Justin Dunn (on the Reds’ long-term IL after shoulder surgery) and a name we do remember, Jared Kelenic.  The now 25 year old has never quite put it together with a career .212 batting average despite showing good if not great power.  Despite Cano’s buyout and Diaz’ up and down Mets career, they came out the winners of this winter of 2018 deal. 

Today Diaz is looking more like the guy who arrived for the 2019 season that ended with a 5.59 ERA, a 2-7 record and just 26 saves for the guy named your closer.  This year it’s a 5.79 ERA, a 1-0 record and 2 saves about 1/15th of the way through a normal pitching load.  If the team is going to remain at or near the top of the division, is this performance simply a bad start or a picture of something else?  The club needs to start thinking long term in the event it is the latter and decide who gets the 9th inning if not Diaz.  Minter would be one option though he’s recovering health wise himself.  Garrett is another option but his success seems more suited to an 8th inning role.  The unexpected duo of Brazoban and Kranick are also possibilities though both would need to show consistency before being handed that kind of responsibility.  Then there’s Dedniel Nunez still rehabbing in Syracuse. 

The next issue for the Mets is in the infield.  None of Mark Vientos, Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuna are establishing themselves in 2025, though of that trio Vientos has started laying off sure pitcher’s pitches and drawing walks.  If he concentrates on the types of swings he made in 202 then repeating that level of slugging is still possible.  For Acuna, he’s tap dancing on the precipice of demotion, though the fact he can back up Lindor may keep him here.  The surest one near the exit door is Port St. Lucie MVP Brett Baty whose bat and glove have both deserted him much of this early season.  Jeff McNeil’s return is going to force a change and right now it has a four letter word on th uniform jersey. 

Center field may become a position of intended improvement.  When your two players assigned there — Jose Siri and Tyrone Taylor — would both need to rally big time to catch up to the modest offensive exploits of Hayden Senger, well, that pretty much spells out the problem.  Rumors have again started circulating about the ChiSox Gold Glover Luis Robert, Jr., but trading for him brings in a commitment of $15 million for 2025 and then $20 million option years for 2026 and 2027 which would require a $2 million buyout if declined.  For that investment of a minimum of $17 million you would get someone who is 39 ABs for the 2025 season has a single extra base hit and no home runs to accompany his single RBI along with a .154 AVG.  Would giving away solid assets for him be simply replacing a pair of non performers for another one?  Yes, he did have that one All Star season in 2023 when he hit 38 HRs but hasn’t shown before or since that he can do it at that level ever again. 

The rest of the starting pitchers have been doing fine with the exception of work-in-progress Clay Holmes with a 4.30 ERA mostly as the result of giving up way too many walks.  Nothing appears needing to be done in terms of replacing anyone for now and even at giving up 4+ runs per game it’s enough to keep the club in ballgames.

John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Braves beat Gee, 4/11/2015

 

Dillon Gee 2015 Topps Heritage Card

 2015, the last year the Mets made the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to the Fall Classic.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 2015; Game #5; Saturday, Apr 11, NYM 3 @ ATL 5;  boxscore;  WP: Teheran; LP: Gee; Save: Johnson; Time: 02:25; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,056; Record: 2-3; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 3; L;

Curtis Granderson RF  0 for 3; 1 walk; David Wright 3B  0 for 4; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B  2 for 4; 2B; 1 run; Michael Cuddyer LF  0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Daniel Murphy 2B  0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF  1 for 4; 1 RBI; Travis d'Arnaud C  0 for 3; HBP; 1 RBI; Wilmer Flores SS  0 for 2; GDP; 1 walk; 1 K; Dillon Gee P  0 for 0; SH; John Mayberry PH  0 for 1; Kirk Nieuwenhuis PH  0 for 0; Rubén Tejada PH  0 for 1; Dillon Gee, L (0-1)  5 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 8 hits; 1 HR; 2 Ks; Alex Torres  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Sean Gilmartin  1.2 innings; no runs; 2 Ks; Erik Goeddel  0.1 inning; no runs; 

A four run fifth against Dillon Gee gave the Braves a 5-0 lead.  Mets got the first five batters on base in the 7th on a single, 2 walks, an error and a HBP soring 3 runs but managed only 1 single the rest of the game for the 5-3 defeat.  

The loss dropped the Mets below .500 in the young season and in 3rd place, a game behind the Phillies and 3 behind the undefeated Braves. 

Mike Puma NY Post: Mets finish off terrible day with disheartening loss to Braves. "With the wound of Jenrry Mejia’s suspension still fresh, the Mets got only three hits and lost their second straight, 5-3 to the Braves at Turner Field...The Mets sleepwalked through the first six innings against Julio Teheran before making a ruckus in the seventh, when they scored three runs to pull within 5-3."

Up next: Bartolo Colon started the series finale on April 12, 2015 to help the Mets avoid the sweep.

NL East Standings - 4/11/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
ATL	5	0	1.000	--	26	9	.875
PHI	3	2	.600	2.0	13	19	.333
NYM	2	3	.400	3.0	16	16	.500
WSN	1	4	.200	4.0	9	17	.238
MIA	1	4	.200	4.0	13	27	.208

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Generated 4/11/2015.

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