![]() ![]() ![]() Apart from two late-June beat-downs at the Astros’ hands, he has a 3.51 ERA in 16 starts. He has not been the Cy Young candidate he once was, but he has bounced back well from his injury-plagued 2021. The left fielder leads the club in on-base percentage (.370) and has been about what the Mets expected when they signed him, with perhaps a bit better contact (.269 average) and a bit less power (seven home runs). Perhaps he has better learned National League hitters, having pitched to a 2.41 ERA in his past five starts. He began brilliantly then scuffled from mid-May to mid-June. With eight games started and nine appearances from the bullpen, the other piece of the Javier Baez trade has been invaluable in keeping the hurting staff afloat. “Mad Max” has been everything the Mets wanted on the mound (2.22 ERA) and off it (praised particularly for being helpful to Walker and Chris Bassitt). The shallow body of work because of an oblique injury is the only disappointment. He quietly has returned to the reliable, slider-loving righty who used to pitch in The Bronx and has been the Mets’ second-best reliever. If you remove a five-run implosion at Coors Field, Medina has surrendered two runs in 19 ²/₃ innings. The All-Star outfielder has suffered various injuries and personal losses through the first half, but he has been a gamer who has not hit the IL and continues to hit (.804 OPS). Starling Marte Getty Images Starling Marte: B+ The righty has been solid (three earned runs in 11 innings) while capable of throwing multiple innings in a game. The Mets are glad the 36-year-old coming off back surgery did not retire. The spring standout turned into a summer standout once he was called up in May, posting a 2.04 ERA in 17 ²/₃ innings. Guillorme has been excellent at second, third and shortstop while hitting far better (.857 OPS) than an ordinary utilityman. His bat has not caught up to his glove, but it’s gotten closer. His 78 RBIs lead the majors, and his best hitting has been done in the clutch (1.058 OPS with runners in scoring position). Charles Wenzelberg / New York Po Pete Alonso: A. Edwin Diaz has helped the Mets go 50-0 when leading entering the ninth inning. With a limited Scherzer and absent deGrom, Walker (2.55 ERA) stepped up to be the surprise first-half ace. If Peterson has pitched, the Mets have been in the game. But in 15 outings, the lefty has pitched to a 3.24 ERA and never given up more than four runs in a start. With better health from the rotation, he would have been Triple-A Syracuse’s ace. Each season he has shown marked improvement in one area of his game, and this year he has elevated from a fine to a formidable center fielder. ![]() Brandon Nimmo: Aīy Baseball Reference’s evaluation, Nimmo has been the team’s MVP. McNeil is again spraying hits all over the field and again at the All-Star Game while playing a nice second base and left field. But the most important stat from Diaz’s phenomenal first half: The Mets are 50-0 when leading after eight innings. The All-Star is on pace to break MLB’s strikeout-rate record, averaging more than two per inning (18.1). Let’s assign some grades to learn how they got here: Edwin Diaz: A+ The rest of the rotation has been a revelation, the offense and defense consistently solid and the Edwin Diaz-led bullpen thin but potent. They have combined for 11 starts - none by deGrom - and the Mets still are atop the NL East at the break. Met’s team-first approach impresses Buck Showalter: ‘doesn’t have the ego’Įntering the season, the Mets’ postseason hopes appeared to hinge on the devastating duo of Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer. ![]() The landscape the Mets are facing in their long-shot NL playoff hopes Keith Hernandez dissects what’s gone wrong for the Mets and why better days may be ahead ![]()
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