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Meet The Mets of 2015

Coming off of a great year last year the New York Mets are seen as the “team to beat”. Last year’s record was 90-72. Pretty good. That 90-72 record got them National League East Champions. National League division series winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. National League Championship series over the Chicago Cubs. But their run ended when they lost in the World Series to the Kansas City Royals. Previous to the 2015 run in the playoffs,  the last time the Mets made the playoffs was in 2006. This was a long time to wait and not to mention that Met fans were eager for another Postseason run, and my o’ my o’ my o’ my were they ready.
In my opinion the New York Mets are the best team in baseball. Why? Two reasons. Pitching staff and Rookies.The Mets pitching staff last year threw a total of 4,948 total pitches over 95 mph(miles per hour) the closest team to them was the Royals with 3,948 total pitches over 95 mph(miles per hour). You’re going to strike a lot of people out with 95+ fast balls. Also the Mets ranked 2nd in ERA among the WHOLE MLB. The Mets rookies were easily ranked one of the best among the MLB. During the Postseason the rookie Michael Conforto went deep twice in the World Series which helped the Mets win that game. This shows that many of the rookies are contributing to making this Mets club win. Will the Mets win it all in 2016, well we will have to wait and see.

~Ryan

The Atrocious and the Exceptional Performances of the MLB Off-Season

This off-season has been full of big deals and huge contracts. Some teams have done great to maintain their players. Others, not so much. For example, the New York Mets have lost their star player and another great one. Jose Reyes Signed a 6 year, 106 million dollar with the Miami Marlins, moving Hanley Ramirez to third base. That was a great job by the Marlins, as they got the reigning NL Batting Title Champion. The Mets didn’t do so well though. They lost the best player they had for years. They should have made more of an effort to keep him. Another big deal was Albert Pujols going to the Los Angeles Angels with a 12 year, 254 million dollar contract. Los Angeles also got pitcher C.J. Wilson with a 5 year, 77.5 million dollar contract. The Angeles will be a tough team to beat in the next few seasons.

The Texas Rangers, who lost C.J. Wilson and been in the World Series the past two years are losing their good starting pitching. They have lost C.J. Wilson, their ace, and the person used to fill the hole will be Yu Darvish. Darvish’s record for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters is 93 wins and 38 losses, an amazing win percentage of 71%. His ERA, (earned run average), is 1.99, and has a WHIP, (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched), of .98. Another amazing stat is his strikeouts, at 1259, and 55 complete games. The only problem is, they only have 30 days to sign him. The last time a Japanese pitcher has been added toa  MLB roster was Diasuke Matsuzaka, of the Boston Red Sox. He was valued very high while pitching for Japan, with a 108-60 record, a 2.95 ERA, and 1355 strikeouts. The Red Sox fans were ecstatic. But when he got to the major leagues, he wasn’t so good, as the Red Sox fans found out. His record was 46-27, with an ERA at 4.18, and only 542 strikeouts. He had a disappointing debut to the major leagues, considering the high expectations. But for all the hype around Yu Darvish, he may not be as good as the analysts think.

~Jeremy Shoop