May 06
The Mets had a dramatic week against their division rivals in Miami and Atlanta. What stood out: - Matt Harvey and David Wright are elite players and are playing like it. According to Fan Graphs and Baseball Reference WAR calculations, Harvey is second among NL pitchers. The two sites have Wright tied for tenth …
May 02
This past series against the Marlins was an interesting one for Bobby Parnell. He suffered a blown save, a benching of sorts, and easily converted a save. In a nutshell those three games seemed to sum up Parnell’s young career as a closer. The blown save in game 1 of the series was a …
May 01
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Apr 29
The Mets have dropped four straight games as they once again turn to their young ace, Matt Harvey, to stop the bleeding. So far the Mets are 5-0 in games that Harvey starts as opposed to 5-13 when anyone else takes the mound. Similarly to Steve Carlton’s 1972 season with the Phillies, Matt Harvey’s starts …
Apr 29
The Mets look to bounce back following two consecutive series losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. What stood out: - The Mets outfield is in the bottom ten in MLB in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, stolen bases, home runs, strike out percentage and UZR according to fangraphs.com. - …
Apr 26
A very interesting article today from Fangraphs takes a look at two Gnats pitching prospects. While their report was not as high on Rainy, the reports on Ynoa were something all Mets fans should be excited about. Lara is a decent pitching prospect, but Ynoa is the gem of the Savannah pitching staff. Look for …
Apr 24
Hey everyone, I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to all the loyal readers of the Real Dirty Mets. You may have read my first post that went up yesterday and asked yourself “Who is this guy?” My name’s Tim and I run a website talking about all things New York baseball related. …
Apr 23
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. …
Apr 22
The Mets continue their homestand Tuesday after bouncing back from a bad series in Colorado, taking two of three versus the best the Nationals have to offer. What stood out: - David Wright has come alive over the past week. Wright hit .350, with two triples, two home runs, seven walks, five RBI, …
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