The Mets coming into this season were not expected to be playing as good as they have this season by many so called baseball experts. The list of players no longer on the team are well documented as part of the reasons why plus the additions or lack thereof made as well.
OK so looking at the 2011 & 2012 Mets teams after 75 games played there is a 2 game difference record wise from what they were last year (37-38) to what they were this year (39-36). Pretty close and yet this year’s team has achieved so much more when compared to last like pitching the Mets 1st no-hitter or going 8 games over .500 also having yet to be a single day under .500 and I’m sure other things as well.
Still despite the closeness record wise after the same number of games. This seasons team should be hitting for a lesser batting average than 2011 right?
Wrong, strange enough they share the same Batting Average after 75 games as they did last year .255/BA.
OK well this seasons team has allowed a higher percentage of inherited runners to score right?
Wrong, again strange enough they have allowed the same percentage of inherited runners to score 31%.
OK well then this seasons team clearly has thrown a higher percentage of pitches for strikes right?
Wrong again, they have thrown the same percentage of pitches for strikes 64%.
All in all they have eerily similar numbers with the exception of a few like stolen bases and more notably strikeouts by both the pitching and the hitting. Below is a chart that compares the 2 seasons after 75 games played.
10 comments
Stick
6/27/2012-11:32pm at 11:32 pm (UTC -4)
pretty damned close to a dead heat. Triples and SBs noticeably down, obviously Pagan and Reyes there?
But, so much for the nabobs that swore the offense would tank losing reyes and Beltran.
The good news? They aren’t going to be trading their best offensive player in July this year. Or closer of course.
And, even more shocking, these are the numbers not only with Beltran having a strong year, but the 1/2 of the year that Reyes was having his career, contract push.
Will really be interesting to see how the teams compare in the 2nd half, since Beltran was gone after July, and from early July through late September, reyes was either gone or crappy.
Prismo
6/28/2012-9:51am at 9:51 am (UTC -4)
Yep the big point is that the offensive numbers are about the same without Beltran and Reyes, which is pretty amazing. Also, that we’ve gotten pretty cruddy production from C, 1B, and 2B almost the entire season.
Stick
6/27/2012-11:33pm at 11:33 pm (UTC -4)
oh, forgot my other editorial. Yes, it hurts to lose a guy that produced, but every year guys have big increases in output, while others drop off. And they often tend to even out.
srt
6/28/2012-7:49am at 7:49 am (UTC -4)
Saw this over on AA two days ago – stats comparing Mets SSs this season up to that date vs. Reyes so far this year:
Jose Reyes:
.270/.349./.381 w/ 78 hits (2 hrs), 22 extra base hits and 34 runs (1.5 WAR)
Mets SSs – (Tejada, Quintanilla, Cedeno):
.282/.351/.376 w/ 72 hits (2 hrs), 20 extra base hits and 35 runs (cumulative WAR of 2.0)
Stickguy
6/28/2012-8:58am at 8:58 am (UTC -4)
I knew Reyes was having an underwhelming season, but I never would have expected that.
Does he even have an edge on defense (excluding Jordany of course!)?
I will bet he has more steals, but also more CS.
But remember, ask the core, because Sandy spent more on Franky and Ruach then he could have had Reyes for!
srt
6/28/2012-9:25am at 9:25 am (UTC -4)
Just loosely following Reyes this year, I think he got off to a really slow start but has completely turned in around in the past few weeks.
SaltyGary
6/28/2012-11:37am at 11:37 am (UTC -4)
ya know he had a slow start a good couple weeks and now has just tailed off. The last month he has very average numbers for a SS. Miami is just not a good team.
srt
6/28/2012-9:27am at 9:27 am (UTC -4)
Spent more on FF and Rauch….
LOL. yeah, maybe in one year. But as we all know FF and Rauch are not signed to a 6 year 100MIL plus contract – nowhere near that even if you add them together.
But hey, sounds good in an argument if you just stick to the 2012 season.
gategem
6/28/2012-4:11pm at 4:11 pm (UTC -4)
If you stick to just the 2012 season it appears the Mets made a shrewd move in not resigning Reyes. And six years down the road it may still look like a great move by the Mets. But if you recall after Beltran’s first year with the Mets his signing appeared to be a terrible transaction. Beltran now goes down as the best CFer the Mets have ever had.
SaltyGary
6/28/2012-9:07am at 9:07 am (UTC -4)
Less walks, more K’s and their OBP is lower, the almighty lord Sandy is not pleased.