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Many would call this a transition year for the Mets. The Phillies are clearly ahead of the pack in the National League East, and the Metropolitans will have their work cut out for them if they hope to make a run at the Wild Card.
But as the Giants proved last season, some big years from some key players can launch a team to the promised land.
I’ve compiled a list of the five Mets that the team needs to have a big season from if they have any hopes of playing serious September/October baseball.
1. Jose Reyes-
We all need a big season from the franchise shortstop. The fans need it, the team itself needs it, and most importantly, Jose needs a big season for himself. When Reyes is healthy, there’s no arguing that he is one of the most tantalizing players in baseball. But in 2011, Reyes needs to prove that his body is not already starting to break down at the age of 27. Realistically, this could be the last season that Jose Reyes is a Met. He’s a free agent after the season, and if he has a big year he will undoubtedly be targeted by several teams who could use an upgrade at shortstop. If the Mets don’t plan on resigning him, you could see him used as trade bait in late July if the Mets aren’t in contention. Continue reading “Five Mets That Need To Have A Big 2011”
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We had the best year ever here at The Mets Report thanks to all of you that read the site and especially those that chose to engage in commenting on our opinions about the team. The site has been running in some form since 2007 and it’s continually growing and branching out in directions that I never imagined when I began. The readers are what makes this whole thing work for us and we’ll never lose sight of that. We appreciate your visits and comments immensely.
I would also like to take the time to thank the great writers that have contributed to The Mets Report this year. There have been occasional contributions in the past but it’s never been close to the level that we had this year. The pieces that were written added a new dimension to the site with their richness and diversity. The benefit to the site has been immeasurable.
I would like to thank, in no particular order: David Daniels, Doug Gausepohl, Gabe Aguilar, John Wenk, Clayton Caldwell, MetStatHead, and Nick Migliore. Their contributions have enriched this site tremendously and I look forward to their opinions on the Mets in 2011.
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Like many of you, pretty much every year I’ve talked my friends about which players should or shouldn’t be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Those players that are on the edge of getting in like Bert Blyleven are always the ones that everyone talks about. But I’ve never sat down and evaluated every player on the ballot for my vote… until this year. As part of my membership in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I participated in the vote for the 2011 National Baseball Hall of Fame class.
It was more difficult than I thought it would be to decide which players I think were great and which players were just very good. The following are the players I voted for and the players that I thought were close but not good enough for me to vote for this year.
Continue reading “2011 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot”
I hope all Mets fans have had a good year and are able to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. Thanks for reading The Mets Report this year. All of us that have been writing this year appreciate your support and comments.
Let’s wish for a positive future for the team. And a season without Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo.
In Part 1, we discussed a few of the hitting statistics that the Mets front office should be evaluating. Here we will look at some more stats that are important to the team’s future success.
These statistics are a bit more involved and really give insight into the team’s offense compared to the National League Top 5 Average (t5a). Here we will review simple stats such as RBI, BA, and OBP, as well as more difficult stats like SLG and OPS. Each of these stats is very important in measuring the success of the team and the efficiency of the offense. The more runners on the base paths the better the opportunity for scoring runs.
So let’s get at it!
| Hitting | YTD | NL Top 5 Ave | Variance | % Variance |
| RBI | 625 | 729.4 | -104.40 | -14.31% |
| BA | 0.249 | 0.264 | -0.02 | -5.68% |
| OBP | 0.314 | 0.336 | -0.02 | -6.55% |
| SLG | 0.383 | 0.423 | -0.04 | -9.41% |
| OPS | 0.697 | 0.756 | -0.06 | -7.76% |
| BB | 502 | 582.8 | -80.80 | -13.86% |
| SB | 130 | 114.4 | 15.60 | 13.64% |
| AB/HR | 42.7 | 31.3 | -11.40 | -36.42% |
| XBH | 434 | 504.2 | -70.20 | -13.92% |
RBI- Runs Batted In is a count of the number of runs scored throughout the year when the outcome of an at-bat results in a hit or walk. This number does not include runs scored on errors. The number of runs that are batted in helps to determine the score of the game as well as how productive the team is with runners on base. Continue reading “Mets 2010 Scorecard – Part 2 Offense”
In one stealth move Cliff Lee made both NY teams irrelevant in 2011.
Now some questions remain:
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