2023 NY Mets thread

[SWC75]

Good move. He was absolutely lost in NY. Let’s hope he can find his mojo and swing in Syracuse.

Shocked at how badly he has struggled since Escobar was traded. You would think that would make him relax more. Nope.

Mets notes: Brett Baty's demotion and Starling Marte's trip back to the IL

One reason the Mets waited as long as they did to demote Baty? They don’t have a readymade replacement for him in the majors.

theathletic.com

 

[SWC75]

For Mets' starters David Peterson and Tylor Megill, the 2024 audition is underway

The trades of Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander opened the door for two struggling pitchers to prove themselves.

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This Week in Mets: Within lost season, an opportunity for younger Mets

Brandon Nimmo once parlayed some "meaningless" playing time into a career breakthrough. Which Mets players have a chance to impress?

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[SWC75]

MSN

3 prospects the Mets could promote to compete the rest of the season​

 

[sutomcat]

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3 prospects the Mets could promote to compete the rest of the season​

Ronny just started playing 3B. Hit an HR his first game there I believe. The plan is to move him between 3B, SS and 2B the rest of the season.

Disagree on this. Wish he was concentrating on OF.

It would not be a bad idea to see what Lavender can do at the MLB level. That kid has guts and heart.

Lucchesi is coming off an injury and doing rehab starts in the lower minors. He should be back at least to Syracuse shortly.

 

[SWC75]

Ronny just started playing 3B. Hit an HR his first game there I believe. The plan is to move him between 3B, SS and 2B the rest of the season.

Disagree on this. Wish he was concentrating on OF.

It would not be a bad idea to see what Lavender can do at the MLB level. That kid has guts and heart.

Lucchesi is coming off an injury and doing rehab starts in the lower minors. He should be back at least to Syracuse shortly.

Blame Baty. Vientos and Mendek are not the answer in New York.

 

[upperdeck]

In the history of baseball no player had ever had 2 hr 5 rbi game three times in 2 weeks until Pete did it.. Then he hit a HR early in the last 2 games and had a shot to do it the 4th time.

 

[sutomcat]

In the history of baseball no player had ever had 2 hr 5 rbi game three times in 2 weeks until Pete did it.. Then he hit a HR early in the last 2 games and had a shot to do it the 4th time.

When he is going good, he is a hell of a force. It is a shame he got hit hard on the hand. That bone bruise put him on the IL and he wasn't right from it for a long time.

He went on the IL June 8th.

Without that, he might be making a run at 60 HS this year. And I think his batting average would be over .250.

 

[SWC75]

When he is going good, he is a hell of a force. It is a shame he got hit hard on the hand. That bone bruise put him on the IL and he wasn't right from it for a long time.

He went on the IL June 8th.

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Without that, he might be making a run at 60 HS this year. And I think his batting average would be over .250.

But his slump started before that. When the Mets were 14-7 on April 21st, Pete was batting .293 with 10HR.

Pete Alonso 2023 Batting Game Logs | Baseball-Reference.com

Pete Alonso Every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 2023

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[SWC75]

Mets mailbag: Ronny Mauricio’s readiness, Brett Baty’s performance and more

Britton and Sammon also answer questions about Steve Cohen's offseason spending plans and the possibility of more sell-off-style trades.

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[sutomcat]

But his slump started before that. When the Mets were 14-7 on April 21st, Pete was batting .293 with 10HR.

Pete Alonso 2023 Batting Game Logs | Baseball-Reference.com

Pete Alonso Every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 2023

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Kind of. His batting average was down some but he was still hitting for power fine. He has had long periods where his batting average is below .250 before.

His HR numbers for June and July were vastly down. Don’t remember him struggling to hit HRs like that before.

And he hit .152 for a month!

 

[MSOrange]

 

[SWC75]

The Mets out-baserunnered the Braves tonight, 16-14.

Unfortunately none of ours scored and 7 of theirs did.

 

[sutomcat]

A new mlb top 100 prospects list came out yesterday. 5 Met prospects on it.

Acuna was the highest rated at #40.

Mets Land Five Prospects in MLB Top 100

Two of the New York Mets' Top 100 prospects just joined the organization via trades at the deadline.

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Mauricio hit 2 HRs last night. Appears to be getting hot again. Baty continues to hit well since he got sent down.

Lindor missed his first game of the year with soreness in his right side. If this turns out to be an IL thing, the Mets have little choice but to call up Ronny. Could make watching the Mets a lot more interesting.

Nido has been taking in Syracuse and has his BA over .300. It is a shame they couldn’t move Narvaez at the deadline.

Nido is better.

 

[NYCCuse826]

I hope Steve Cohen is proud of this.

 

[ScrabbCuse]

I hope Steve Cohen is proud of this.

They literally look like a little league team against the Braves.

 

[NYCCuse826]

They literally look like a little league team against the Braves.

They put out a Spring Training lineup today.

Perfectly said:

 

[ScrabbCuse]

They put out a Spring Training lineup today.

Perfectly said:

The only games I would think of going to the rest of the season would be the Angels series to see Ohtani. And that will probably be the last time we see Ohtani at Citi Field for a long time because why would he ever want to come to this franchise?

 

[NYCCuse826]

The only games I would think of going to the rest of the season would be the Angels series to see Ohtani. And that will probably be the last time we see Ohtani at Citi Field for a long time because why would he ever want to come to this franchise?

That's the only series I'm considering going to as well and that's because it's my birthday weekend otherwise I wouldn't give this organization another dollar.

 

[SWC75]

They put out a Spring Training lineup today.

Perfectly said:

This series: Braves 20 Mets 0. Then Vogelbach hits a three-run homer. Then Mendick gives up and 8 run inning. In our place. Fun stuff.

 

[SWC75]

I hope Steve Cohen is proud of this.

The players put him in this position.

 

[sutomcat]

This series: Braves 20 Mets 0. Then Vogelbach hits a three-run homer. Then Mendick gives up and 8 run inning. In our place. Fun stuff.

We already were down Marte, and Canha and Pham and Escobar have been traded. Baty is in the minors trying to remember how to hit.

Buck rested Alvarez and Nimmo the first game and yes, Lindor was out too. They called up a minor league pitcher who I believe had an ERA above 5 in AAA. This was to be expected.

At least in the second game, Alvarez and Nimmo are expected to play. Nimmo looked like he could barely run yesterday, and he has been a mess for a month or more, so I have low expectations for him.

Looks like the Braves are just pitching around Pete, which is smart.

Maybe Alvarez will come through.

It was nice to see Vogelbach look better. Vientos has made a few good plays at 3B and looks like he might be better than he looked his first couple of games there.

DJ Stewart should never be out there trying to play OF, No range at all. But Almonte appears to be even worse in LF. At least Stewart has a somewhat decent arm.

This is really hard to watch. Glad I am going to the SU soccer exhibition tonight instead.

 

[NYCCuse826]

The players put him in this position.

Didn't he sign off on Eppler's off-season moves of which included optionable bullpen arms instead of vets? Cohen is as much to blame for what has happened this year as seen by the emphasis on analytics like 2021 when last year's team didn't use them and had Eric Chavez as the hitting coach.

 

[MSOrange]

MLB Fans Absolutely Roasted the Mets’ Social Media Move After Embarrassing Loss to Braves - Sports Illustrated

Attempting to hide a 18-run loss didn’t go unnoticed by fans.

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[SWC75]

The Mets season looks like Lahaina. Amid the rubble, Quintana has looked good with a 3.03 ERA, (but an 0-4 record that hardly seems his fault).

 

[Orangezoo]

Sal: Mets clubhouse has become 'toxic,' and Pete Alonso may need to go

Sal Licata has heard enough to determine that the Mets have a toxic clubhouse problem, and one way to address it may be by getting rid of Pete Alonso.

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