IN FOCUS - Peterson, Kranick, MLB Daily Whiff Leaders

 Pitch Profiler                      @pitchprofiler

David Peterson fought through loud contact for a respectable line (5.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 Ks).

He'll need to rely more heavily on his offspeed and breaking pitches if he's going to limit barrels going forward. But he's been everything the Mets have needed so far!

THE LONG MAN. THE FIREMAN. THE FINISHER. MAX KRANICK.

Athlete Logos                     @athletelogos

Dont panick, its Kranick

Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats

MLB Daily Whiff Leaders - 2025-04-22

1) Jack Flaherty - 15

2) Kris Bubic - 14

3) Nick Martinez - 14

4) Griffin Canning - 12

5) Bailey Ober – 12

Transactions

            AAA – Syracuse

                        RHP José Ureña placed on Syracuse's Development List

OF Rafael Ortega activated off Syracuse's 7-day Injured List

AA - Binghamton

1B J.T. Schwartz to IL

IF/OF Rowdey Jordan activated

Mets trade OF/IF Rowdey Jordan to the Houston

 

Anthony DiComo               @AnthonyDiComo

The Mets have statistically the best rotation in the Majors, and it's not actually all that close:

 

Daniel Wexler                    @WexlerRules

Anthony Nunez and Chandler Marsh. 2 pitchers the Mets signed as FA’s last season have now combined to pitch 15.2 *hitless, scoreless* innings. Over that span the two have combined for 24 k’s vs. 4 walks. Marsh has yet to allow a baserunner

Jett Williams now sporting a 159 wRC+ with Rumble Ponies. That does come with some caveats however. His BABIP is .400, and more concerning, he’s struck out 31% of his AB’s so far. Still all in all, solid start to 2025 for Jett

 

Ernest Dove             @ernestdove

After a slow start in AA it appears Mets prospect Ryan Clifford the big red dog might be getting hot. Last 3 games 5 for 12 with a HR

19 year old Mets prospect Marco Vargas currently leads the Florida State League in AVG (.429) and OBP (.556)

 

Pedro Martinez                  @45PedroMartinez

Mets: I saw impeccable defense. Great plays by Alonso, picks at 2nd by Acuña… Vientos making plays… the outfield seemed to be settled… everyone seemed to be playing great defense behind a great mgr.  With good defense like that, you’re not afraid to pitch to contact.

Juan Soto: I would not worry about him. He’s going to pick up from his bases, on base percentage and he’s gonna get his hits

 

Michael Baron                    @michaelgbaron

Mets pitchers, #MLB ranks:

Overall: 2.37 ERA (1st)

Starters: 2.29 ERA (1st)

Relievers: 2.47 ERA (2nd)

The starters have not allowed a home run in 11 consecutive games, which is tied for the fifth-longest such streak in franchise history.

Francisco Lindor:

Hits in 10 of his last 11 games

.383/.442/.681, 2 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 18 hits, 9 R during that span

hitting .500 (11-for-22) with six extra-base hits as the 1st batter of the game

Leads MLB in hits and extra-base hits as the 1st batter of the game

Pete Alonso:

Has hits in 8 of his last 9 games

.394/.487/.758, 13 hits, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R during that span

1 of 8 players in Mets history to record 10+ doubles through the team’s first 24 games of a season

 

Mathew Brownstein        @MBrownstein89

Lowest team ERA by a #Mets club in their first 24 games of a season:

1.69 (1968)

2.29 (1971)

2.37 (2025)

Pete Alonso posted a 2.6 bWAR over 162 games in 2024.

Pete Alonso's 2025 bWAR is already at 1.8 through 24 games.