New York Mets - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)

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Top Mets Players of the Twenty Twenties

2022 - WC Lost to SD

Pitchers:

BallPark:

Edwin Diaz (5.59) - 23

CitiField

Jacob deGrom (8.58) - 15

Max Scherzer (7.39) - 13

Team Name:

Taijuan Walker (3.12) - 13

Mets

Chris Bassitt (3.16) - 12

Marcus Stroman (3.42) - 10

Owner:

Carlos Carrasco (-0.88) - 10

Fred Wilpon (2020)

Kodai Senga (4.5) - 9

Steve Cohen (2021-2024)

David Peterson (2.65) - 8

Tylor Megill (1.31) - 7

General Managers:

David Robertson (1.9) - 5

Brodie Van Wagenan (2020)

Adam Ottavino (3.45) - 4

Billy Eppler (2021-2023)

Justin Verlander (2.2) - 4

David Stearns (2024)

Jeurys Familia (0.6) - 4

Aaron Loup (2.81) - 3

Managers:

Luis Rojas (2020-2021)

Catchers:

Buck Showalter (2022-2023)

Francisco Alvarez (0.92) - 5

Carlos Mendoza (2024)

James McCann (-0.41) - 4

No Hitters:

First Basemen:

2022 - (Megill, Smith, Rodriguez, Lugo, Diaz) Phillies

Pete Alonso (11.83) - 29

Dominic Smith (0.88) - 7

Hall of Famers:

None

Second Basemen:

Jeff McNeil (10.82) - 19

Rookie of the Year:

Robinson Cano (0.92) - 5

None

Luis Guillorme (2.65) - 4

MVP:

ShortStop:

None

Francisco Lindor (14.58) - 35

Cy Young

Third Base:

None

Eduardo Escobar (1.16) - 6

Jonathan Villar (1.68) - 6

Notable Events:

Outfield:

2020 - After a promising '19 which saw the Mets win 86 games, a collapse

Brandon Nimmo (14.35) - 35

in the starting pitching saw them drop to 26-34 and fourth place in the Division.

Starling Marte (3.04) - 12

The Mets starting rotation in '19 had a combined 49-39 mark. In '20 it was 12-20

Michael Conforto (2.92) - 9

with the bottom three in the rotation going a remarkably bad 2-16.

Mark Canha (2.47) - 7

The hitting overall remained a bit above league average in runs scored overall.

JD Davis (0.63) - 3

Daniel Vogelbach (0.85) - 3

□ There is finally some hope in Metland. Steve Cohen has taken ownership

of the Mets in '21. Cohen has deep pockets. Preliminary indications are that

Notable Events:

he will be willing to spend to make the Mets a contender. This is nothing but

great news for long suffering Mets fans.

2024 - The Mets saga for the last couple of years could be called

"Spending Steve Cohen's Money". In 2022, it worked. In 2023, it didn't"

□ Sandy Alderson, who had resigned his post with New York two seasons ago

In 2024, with David Stearns as GM, the Mets will try a more sustainable

due to health reasons, is back as President of the club. Sandy, back in the

way of building a winning team. In '23, the offense tanked scoring 31 runs

day, was the inventor of money ball while with the Oakland A's. In his previous

less than the league average. The pitching, meanwhile was slightly better

stint with the Mets, Alderson displayed his high level of competence. The past

than the league average. Without closer Edwin Diaz, the Mets were not

two seasons were a bit of a calamity under the control of former player agent

winning the close ones so they underperformed their runs numbers which

Brodie Van Wagenan. He was an odd choice for GM given his background.

would have predicted an 80-82 mark.

It only gets worse as the Mets hired Jared Porter who was quickly fired

because he was caught sending lewd pictures over the web.

Offense:

I don't know what it is with the Mets, last year they hired Carlos Beltran as

The Mets had five productive hitters and then a huge dropoff after that.

manager only to fire him immediately because he was up to his eyeballs

They have added 36 year old slugger JD Martinez during the off season

in the sign stealing fiasco with Houston.

which will provide a big lift to the lineup. The Amazins have several young

Alderson brought in GM Billy Eppler in '21. The Mets are in competent hands

prospects who should be ready, possibly as early as this season, to bolster

moving forward with these two running the ship.

the attack, as well: SS Jett Williams (1st round pick in '22);

OF Luisangel Acuna (obtained from Texas in Scherzer deal);

□ Luis Rojas is the Mets manager. He was not hired by Alderson and the

OF Drew Gilbert; and IF Ronny Mauricio

Mets didn't do so good in '20, so Rojas was let go after the '21 season.

□ 1B Pete Alonso, 28, '16 2nd round pick, 46 118 .217

Buck Showalter is brought in in '22. He's as good as it gets. The Mets

□ 2B Jeff McNeill, 31, '13 12th round pick, 10 55 .270

respond with 101 wins, good for a berth in the postseason as a wild card.

□ SS Francisco Lindor, 29, '21 trade from Cleveland, 31 98 .254

Unfortunately, for the Mets, they lose to the Padres in the wild card round.

□ CF Brandon Nimmo, 30, '11 13th overall pick, 24 68 .274

□ C Francisco Alvarez, 21, '18 IFA. 25 63 .209

2020 - There are several keepers on the club that are talented enough to be

Alvarez looks like he's going to be a big time hitter. If that proves out,

part of the core of a championship club moving forward:

I would move him to another defensive position.

1B Pete Alonso, 25; 2B Jeff McNeil, 28; CF Brandon Nimmo, 27,

He's mediocre defensively and why ruin him as a hitter in the long

OF Michael Conforto, 27; RHP Jacob deGrom, 32; LHP David Peterson, 24;

run with the heavy legs catchers develop from all that squatting?

and Closer Edwin Diaz, 26;

Pitching :

2021 - With a new sheriff in town (Cohen), the Mets immediately go on the

The good news is that the Mets get lights out closer Edwin Diaz back

offensive and make a deal with Cleveland for pending free agent superstar

from a year long injury last year. The bad news is that there will be

shortstop Francisco Lindor (and righthander Carlos Carrasco). Lindor is then

nothing much to close.

signed to a huge extension. It turns out that Francisco's best days are behind

The pitching kept the team's head above water when Scherzer and

him, even at the young age of twenty five. He's still pretty good, just no longer

Verlander were around last year even tho' they were underachieving

superstar good. It's the curse of the Mets. No matter what high priced star they

their high levels. Without those two at the top of the rotation, the

bring into the fold, he never matches legitimate performance expectations.

Mets are going to have some real problems staying out of the cellar.

The Mets also give up a couple of pretty good young middle infielder prospects

□ RHP Kodai Senga, 31, '23 FA from Japan, 12-7 2.98

in the deal in Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario - but these guys weren't

□ LHP Jose Quintana, 35, '23 FA from St. Louis, 3-6 3.57

going to play for the Mets anyway.

□ RHP Tylor Megill, 28, '18 8th round pick, 9-8 4.70

□ RHP Adrian Houser, 31, '24 FA from Milwaukee, 8-5 4.12

2021 - The Mets finish a disappointing 77-85. They score 636 runs, give up 668.

□ RHP Luis Severino, 30, '24 FA from Yankees, 4-8 6.65

□ LHP David Peterson, 29, '17 1st round pick, 3-8 5.03

2022 - The Amazins amaze, gaining twenty four games in the standings to 101 wins.

□ RHP Adam Ottavino, 38, '22 FA from Boston, 1-7 3.21 12 saves

Both the hitting and pitching improved dramatically as the Mets score 772 runs

□ Closer Edwin Diaz, 30, '19 trade from Seattle, injured

and give up only 606. It's well over a run a game improvement from '21.

□ LHP Brooks Raley, 35, '23 Trade from Tampa, 1-2 2.80 3 saves

On offense, Pete Alonso went 40-131-.271, Francisco Lindor 26-107-.270,

□ LHP Joey Lucchesi, 30, '21 Trade from San Diego, 4-0 2.89 12

and Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte all

hit double figure home run totals. Jeff McNeil hit .326. A circular lineup.

OF Marte, 33, A's; 3B Escobar, 33, Brewers; and OF Canha, 33. A's were all

free agent pickups who made an impact.

On the mound, RHP Chris Bassitt, 33, who was picked up in a trade from the A's,

went 15-9 3.42. RHP Max Scherzer, 36, a free agent signing from Washington,

went 11-5 2.29. RHP Carlos Carrasco, 35, came back from injury to go 15-7 3.97.

RHP Taijuan Walker, 28, improved dramatically to 12-5 3.49.

Closer Edwin Diaz, 28, had a lights out 1.31 ERA.

2023 - The Mets lose a boatload of guys to free agency inlcuding a few

that they really should have kept: RHP Jacob deGrom, 35;

RHP Taijuan Walker, 28; and RHP Chris Bassitt, 34. But, particularly

deGrom despite having an off year in '22 going 5-4 3.08. Even tho'

the Mets had this weird history with Jacob where, year in and year out,

they would never score runs when he pitched, his departure was a huge

loss. That being said, they're coming off a 101 win season and the owner

has deep pockets. They also have a competent management team of

Alderson, Eppler and Showalter coming into the season. And altho'

they have lost a number of players, they did add a few good arms:

Justin Verlander, David Robertson and Kodai Senga.

2023 - The season is a complete disaster as the Mets drop a whopping

twenty six games in the standings to 75-87. It starts in the offseason when

closer Edwin Diaz is lost for the season during the World Baseball Classic.

The team was a bit long in the tooth, but almost everybody had an off year.

2023 - The Mets bail at the trade deadline. Gone are Max Scherzer,

Justin Verlander, David Robertson

2023 - At the close of the season, the Mets contnue to bail, dumping

manager Buck Showalter for Carlos Mendoza and they dump

Billy Eppler for highly regarded Brewers GM David Stearns.