A Look At The Mets OF Over The Last 7 games
Tag Archive: Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Apr 23
The state of the Mets outfield
Coming into this season, the biggest question the Mets were facing was who is going to play in the outfield. So far, it has been a revolving door of 6 outfielders. It has not been a huge spot of weakness so far, but I wouldn’t say it is the team’s strength at the same time. …
Mar 04
Is Collin Cowgill The Solution At The Leadoff Spot?
We are only just a few games into the 2013 exhibition season, but things are looking up for some of the new Mets outfielders, especially right-handed hitting Collin Cowgill. Through nine spring games, Cowgill is tied with Jordany Valdespin for the team lead in hits, with eight. So far (keep in mind we are still …
Feb 27
Sandy Alderson Speaks To Mets Bloggers !!!
I just finished up a conference call that Mets General Manager, Sandy Alderson conducted with Mets bloggers. Here is a general overview to some of the topics that were discussed ( I hope to have a full transcript up by tomorrow). Sandy feels his greatest accomplishment so far is the culture shift within the organization …
Jan 23
Mets vs Phillies: Whose Outfield Will Prevail in 2013?
The Mets and the Phillies are heading into the 2013 season with several question marks in their respective outfields. While both teams are fielding a young squad of players and each has his own upside, their 2012 performances leave much to be desired. Of the lot, the offensively inept Ben Revere racked up the highest …
Aug 12
Sunday Shots: 2013 Outfield
This week’s question to the RDMB staff: Which of the current Mets outfielders will be on the Opening Day roster next season? And the answers… Spencer Schneier: Hairston, Torres, Baxter, Duda, RH hitter Bryan: Hairston, maybe Baxter. They’ll definitely try to bring back Hairston. I doubt they bring back Torres, but it could happen. Bay …
Aug 02
Valdespin Before & After Duda
When the Mets recalled Jordany Valdespin back on July 4th he gave the Mets a spark off the bench. That along with Lucas Duda and Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 lefty bats mired in slumps eventually led to increased playing time for Valdespin in the manner of more starts after the demotion of Duda July 24th. Duda’s …
Jul 26
Why The Mets Should Trade For a Bat
The Mets farm system has developed a lot of position players who have graduated to the Major Leagues in recent years. Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy and Kirk Nieuwenhuis are a few of them. These hitters have had a varied amount of success and don’t seem to be good enough as a whole to bring the …




