OT: Mets 2026 Season Thread

[Knight Shift]

He did get rid of the H this week. Zach to Zac.

What's next, he changes it to Zak?
THAT is what I was referring to--I remember Zach Thornton, but with all the rookies, I thought, who is Zac?

 

[29PAS]

Nice Gary mention of JKG and his frightening injury.

 

[Doctor Worm]

He did get rid of the H this week. Zach to Zac.

Why not Zak?

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Solid all around game. Offense, defense and pitching.

 

[RuBird]

Someone should tell Freddy if you want to help your trade value…..play better. Thank you Robert JR for the HR bomb. We have no room for you in the outfield but hopefully someone else wants you

 

[Knight Shift]

Someone should tell Freddy if you want to help your trade value…..play better. Thank you Robert JR for the HR bomb. We have no room for you in the outfield but hopefully someone else wants you

What a catch by Ewing



Nice bomb:

 

[RUnotentertained]

Gotta , just gotta get that 220 5 hr bat in the line up.

EDIT …..221 and 6 HR !!!! Trade em while he’s hot !!!!!

zero reason that can’t be a hit and an error on Baty That should NOT count as EARNED runs

 

[RuBird]

Polanco certainly doing wonders for his trade value

 

[Doctor Worm]

Polanco certainly doing wonders for his trade value

Was very low to begin with, unless Cohen wants to eat most of what he is owed next year, which he has already said he is disinclined to do.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Gotta , just gotta get that 220 5 hr bat in the line up.

EDIT …..221 and 6 HR !!!! Trade em while he’s hot !!!!!

zero reason that can’t be a hit and an error on Baty That should NOT count as EARNED runs

Not arguing with you, but when an outfielder misjudges a ball and as a result does not get to it, it has always been a hit. Every scorer in MLB rules that a hit.

Not saying what should be, just what is.

 

[Doctor Worm]

The Athletic (paywall) ran a list of its Top 125 starting pitchers. The ranking was highly analytics-based. The Mets current rotation was all there:

#16 - Nolan McLean
#41 - Christian Scott
#59 - Freddy Peralta
#81 - Zac Thornton
#90 - Sean Manaea

Clay Holmes was not there, presumably because he is not now in a starting rotation.

The interesting rating to me is Peralta. As there are 30 teams, he is clearly rated as a 2/3 starter. Assuming there are teams whose analytics are similar, he will bring back a decent return.

Two Mets alumni are in the Top 10 - deGrom at #7 and Wheeler at #8.

 

[rureadyforsomefootball]

The Athletic (paywall) ran a list of its Top 125 starting pitchers. The ranking was highly analytics-based. The Mets current rotation was all there:

#16 - Nolan McLean
#41 - Christian Scott
#59 - Freddy Peralta
#81 - Zac Thornton
#90 - Sean Manaea

Clay Holmes was not there, presumably because he is not now in a starting rotation.

The interesting rating to me is Peralta. As there are 30 teams, he is clearly rated as a 2/3 starter. Assuming there are teams whose analytics are similar, he will bring back a decent return.

Two Mets alumni are in the Top 10 - deGrom at #7 and Wheeler at #8.

How can Peralta be ranked that high? WTF already.

 

[Doctor Worm]

How can Peralta be ranked that high? WTF already.

One word - analytics.

 

[rureadyforsomefootball]

One word - analytics.

Where's the eye test? Oh well, I get what your saying.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Where's the eye test? Oh well, I get what your saying.

We can only hope that enough GM's use the same analytics algorithms as the Athletic.

 

[Knight Shift]

Where's the eye test? Oh well, I get what your saying.

Here ya go. This may help @cubuffsdoug_rivals understand the situation better.

 

[yesrutgers01]

One word - analytics.

it is why I shake my head at the analytics guys...

 

[MadRU]

Holmes pitching for Syracuse on YES network against the Yankees minor league team now.