There is…
Good news!
The Mets through June 17 had the second lowest runners LOB per game at 6.32, with the Cubs the worst at 8.07.
The bad news?
The Mets are probably one of the worst at MOB….getting Men On Base in the first place.
NEWS FLASH:
SAW THIS: “The Cubs are acquiring left-handed pitcher David Peterson from the Mets, a source told MLB.com's Jordan Bastian on Wednesday night, adding that New York will acquire first baseman/DH Cole Mathis (the Cubs' No. 13 prospect). The clubs have not confirmed the news.”
Mathis is 22 and in High A ball. Mets’ 2028 first baseman? Who knows?
YESTERDAY?
“Hey, let’s LOSE two.”
Time to sell. What a shame. The Braves have lost 4 straight, and a Mets hot streak would have made things interesting. Losing 5 straight? Brutal.
What is the Mets’ Tragic Number?
By the way, SIX METS ERRORS in game two? Really?
The six minors teams yesterday combined for just 2 errors.
The Yankees, competitors fot N.Y. Metro’s fan base, beat two time Cy Young winner Tariq Skubal, launching 3 HRs off him.
We root for losers, when there are winners in town. Why do we do it?
IF THESE EIGHT HITTERS HAD NOT CRAPPED THE POT…
I decided to look at how pathetic some of the hitting has been compared to what i might’ve thought it wouldbe before the season started.
Before the season started, you might have thought that the combined offensive output of Lindor, Semien, Polanco, Vientos, Baty, Melendez, Taylor, and Robert would be solid.
More like diarrhea than solid in actuality, unfortunately.
Those 8 hitters have been up roughly 1,230 times, or the equivalent of two full 162 game seasons.
When I combine the stats so far for those eight players, I get:
.208 with 45 doubles/triples, 34 HRs, 128 RBIs, 101 walks, and 304 Ks.
Lindor and Polanco with a total of 7 RBIs through half the season? SMH.
Based on a 162 game player-year, that 8 player normalized total is:
.208, 23 doubles/triples, 17 HRs, 57 RBIs, 50 walks, and 152 Ks.
Bad indeed.
When, pre-season, I roughly would have expected .245, 35 2Bs/3Bs, 25 HRs, 85 RBIs, 60 walks, and 125 Ks from this Gang of Eight, if not better.
Considering that these 8 dudes comprise 42% of the team’s plate appearances, that collective offensive deficit from what I would have expected from them has probably cost the Mets 8-10 wins.
Thanks for the misery, fellas.
A NOVEL 2026 FIRST BASE SOLUTION?
I did not realize Wilmer Flores was now playing in Mexico.
Thru June 16, .303/.389/.480 playing for Tijuana.
Last year with the Giants?
.241/.307/.379, with 16 HRs and 71 RBIs in 463 PAs. NOT BAD.
Compare to Vientos (who had 2 errors in last night’s game).
Compare also to powerless 3 HR Baty.
With Uncle Wilmer hitting in that crappy SFG park, too.
So…For the rest of 2026? What would I do?
Trade Vientos and his .275 OBP, and sign Wilmer, just for the rest of 2026.
Bring Back Weeping Wilmer? Yes. I won’t shed tears seeing Mark go.
STEALING BASES IN THE MINORS IS OVERRATED.
Through their first 430 combined plate appearances, Benge and Ewing have stolen 18 of 23. Good, but it seems that projecting minor league stealing rates at the MLB level requires a real downwards adjustment.
Victor Scott of the Cardinals has stolen just 9 of 13 this year.
He stole 94 in 132 minor league games in 2023.
WEIRD BUT EYE CATCHING
Calvin Ziegler’s thrown so few innings after 2022, but the numbers are insane…
8 2/3 innings, 1 hit, 4 walks, 19 Ks.
Hopefully, injuries are now fully in the rear view mirror.
4 comments:
I’ll start off my comments by saying David Peterson will now have a team of hitters behind him in Chicago.
Calvin Ziegler was drafted by the Mets in 2021. His next pro win will be his first: he is 0-7 lifetime.
Ziegler is 23. Cy Young won his first game at age 23.
Cy Young won more than 30 games in back to back years - twice. He still won over 300 games, excluding those 4 seasons.
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