PIITB By JD- Final Thoughts on the Season


 PIITB By JD- Final Overall Thoughts on the season

 

Wow, where to even begin? This season has been nothing short of a disaster. The Mets had a few standout performances and then literally everything else went wrong. Let’s dig right in.

 

The WBC:

As we all know Edwin Diaz tore his Patellar Tendon celebrating a win with team Puerto Rico.  Diaz pitched to a 1.31 era last year and had a .90 FIP. Now, I did not expect Diaz to repeat those numbers, but anything even somewhat close to that would have been a major boost both on and off the field. The confidence level the team played with last year knowing after 8 the game is over. The Diaz/Robertson duo would have been lights out. All that said, I do support players having the option to play in the WBC. If I am the Mets or any other team I don’t want my players participating by any means. The WBC spreads baseball worldwide and I want to support that.

 

Regular season:

Everything went wrong. From the start Diaz and Verlander were out. Verlander came back after about a month but did not catch fire for much later as he was ramping up. Scherzer was a disaster all year. Jeff Mcneil had a horrific first half. Marte was bad when he played and played way too much and we now know he never fully healed from his core surgery. Brett Baty was bad all year. What does that mean for his future?

 

Inconsistency on the offensive and defensive end put the Mets is a cycle of failure, although the team was not without bright spots. Alonso had a bad year by his standards and still swatted nearly 50 home runs. Francisco Lindor had a 30/30 season. He is worth his contract. He is very good. Nimmo found his power stroke hitting 24 bombs and played over 150 games. All great signs for Brandon. Alvarez hit 24 home runs himself and had a 708 OPS. He lost some steam for sure as the season came to a close. Alvarez is the catcher of the future. Marc Vientos has shown promise since he actually received regular playing time and even Ronny Mauricio has looked competent.

 

 

Conclusion:

            This team will finish with at best 76 wins and at worst 72. This season was a failure. I do see the path to a better future and am putting my faith in David Stearns and this front office to plug the holes and set us up for the long haul. 

 

 

Oh, and Gary, Keith, and Ron continued their Greatness

 

To a Better 2024 and Beyond 

JD

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