Category: Stats
Are the Mets for Real?
16After a tough stretch against the Nationals and Yankees that saw the Mets drop 5 of 6, it's time to ask the question at the back of every Mets fans mind. Are the Mets contenders ...
READ MORE +Is Jon Niese the Next Glendon Rusch?
4Matthew Poliout over at NBC's Hardball Talk blog made an interesting point regarding the significant disparity between Jon Niese's ERA. last season (4.40) and his FIP (3.36): ...
READ MORE +Response to Pelfrey Article
1Joe responded to my Pelfrey post earlier today, raising a point that I hear a lot from Mets fans around this time of year. He essentially agreed with my premise that Pelfrey was ...
READ MORE +Mets Should Consider Trading Mike Pelfrey
5This is an article written by Matt Himelfarb After a disappointing 2009, Mike Pelfrey rebounded big time in 2010, going 15-9 with a 3.66 ERA in 204 innings pitched. With Johan ...
READ MORE +Why the Mets Never Win
5Pat Misch was removed from his start for AAA Buffalo Tuesday night after throwing just five innings and 55 pitches, indicating that he will start in place of Hisanori Takahashi on ...
READ MORE +How the Mets Might Have Landed Dan Haren
9Yesterday, the Angels acquired Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks for southpaw Joe Saunders and three pitching prospects: Patrick Corbin, Tyler Skaggs, and Rafael Rodriguez. ...
READ MORE +Ruben Tejada or Luis Castillo? Pick Your Poison.
1Two weeks ago, mostly everyone was singing the praises of Ruben Tejada. He appeared to be holding his own at the plate, while providing the best defense seen at the position in a ...
READ MORE +Random Thoughts Concerning Cliff Lee
5Matt Himelfarb has various thoughts about Cliff Lee ... with the numbers to back up his arguments. Read on Lee is worth about four wins going forward. Hisanori Takahashi ...
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