Mets Player Performance Meter, Week 16

by Chris McShane on Aug 4, 2011 2:00 PM EDT

Things haven't been so easy for the Mets since we last checked in with a player meter. After completing their four-game sweep of the Reds in Cincinnati, they dropped two of three to the lowly Nationals over the weekend and then lost their next two games at home against the Marlins in brutal fashion. They're now back to .500 for the three-hundreth time this year and still pretty far behind the Braves for the wild card. If there is to be any hope of staying in that race, the Mets probably have to sweep the Braves this weekend at Citi Field.

All stats below run from July 28 through August 2.

Player	Last Week	This Week	Comment
Manny Acosta, RP			If you're keeping score at home, that's three straight good reviews for the Acostalypse. Plenty of strikeouts this week and no walks led to a nice 2.08 ERA.
Jason Bay, LF			With an opposite-field home run at Citi Field included, Bay put up a 1.176 OPS over the past few games, easily among his most productive weeks of the year.
Pedro Beato, RP			Beato continues to struggle. He didn't get rocked this time around but didn't look all that great, either.
Tim Byrdak, RP			He came in twice and got one out in total. Since it was a strikeout, let's call it a good week.
Chris Capuano, SP			The only member of the rotation to get two starts over this span, Capuano struggled to the tune of a 6.35 ERA. Walks + Home Runs = Bad.
D.J. Carrasco, RP			It was only two innings of work, but Carrasco struck out three. More importantly, he wasn't awful.
R.A. Dickey, SP			Dickey's start was neither good nor bad but gave the Mets a perfectly good chance to win the game.
Lucas Duda			It was mostly a down week for Duda, but he hit another home run, something that we'll hopefully see much more of in the future.
Dillon Gee, SP			Things could have gone worse in his lone start than they did. Gee walked four batters in 6.2 innings but managed to allow only three runs, two of which were earned.
Scott Hairston, OF			Hairston's pair of home runs provided all of the Mets' offense on Sunday, and he continues to be an excellent player off the bench.
Willie Harris, OF			He probably shouldn't have gotten nine at-bats, and he struck out in four of them while picking up only one single.
Ryota Igarashi, RP			That he's been anything more than an awful relief pitcher has been a pleasant surprise.
Jason Isringhausen, RP			Izzy got shelled on back-to-back nights. His 13.50 ERA on the week is mostly a result of Mike Stanton's laser beam grand slam.
Daniel Murphy, 1B			Murphy got on base at a .375 clip, but his only hits were singles.
Mike Nickeas			He went 0-for-3 in his start.
Jonathon Niese, SP			It wasn't Niese's best start of the year by any means, but he struck out six and walked no one in 5.1 innings of work.
Angel Pagan, CF			A few more weeks like this, and Sandy Alderson might have to consider his options for center field in 2012.
Bobby Parnell, RP			Four strikeouts and no walks is good process, but he still wound up giving up more runs than the number of innings he pitched.
Ronny Paulino, C			He only got to the plate nine times, but he mashed while he was up there.
Mike Pelfrey, SP			He got one start at home, where he's gotten much better results this season, and was decent.
Jason Pridie, CF			Dude barely played this week.
Jose Reyes, SS			For the first time in a long time, Reyes looked human.
Josh Thole, C			Kind of a typical week for Thole, who got a bit omre time at the plate than Paulino, resulting in a .273/.429/.273 line.
Justin Turner, 2B			After a fairly strong few weeks, this one was a stinker, with a .174 average and no walks. Just one of those hits went for extra bases.
David Wright, 3B			Although he was just a singles hitter, Wright still produced a .748 OPS.

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I feel like our expectations have been lowered

More importantly, he wasn’t awful.

Things could have gone worse in his lone start than they did.

That he’s been anything more than an awful relief pitcher has been a pleasant surprise.

Also I was hoping someone would get the pile of poop or at least the icicles.

by EtSuKe on Aug 4, 2011 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

Reyes

Reyes had a human week, and most teams in the majors would love to sign that week to a five year contract.

-Ceetar, the Optimistic Mets Fan

by Ceetar on Aug 4, 2011 2:22 PM EDT reply actions

This. We'll take it too

Still, it was one of the more entertaining things in all of sport to see Reyes consistently rip a line into the gap for a triple. Reyes, when he’s on, has gotta be the most exciting player ever, IMHO (I’m only 18, haven’t seen much though)

#signreyesNOW

by The Talented Mr. Dickey on Aug 4, 2011 4:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

u think mets will keep reyes

by jadedeed2327 on Aug 4, 2011 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

Yes.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Aug 4, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

jesus christ please read the fucking site before you post these half-sentence trollathons

by anonymous on Aug 4, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs

Reading is false hustle

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by Russ on Aug 4, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

am I missing something?

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Aug 5, 2011 7:50 AM EDT up reply actions

This is why he was banned at the Nets website.

"Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn’t make it."
-Tupac Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Aug 4, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

I think it may be getting to that point here, too.

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by Steve Schreiber on Aug 4, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Shouldnt you be worshiping Francesa or one of ESPNs hacks or something

Insert witty signature here

by BlueChill on Aug 4, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Where's

Carlos.

Oh.

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by NetsMets4Life on Aug 4, 2011 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

every day

This is me everyday i look at the lineup.

-Ceetar, the Optimistic Mets Fan

by Ceetar on Aug 4, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

So Jason Bay was our best hitter this week and Acostalypse was our best RP.

THESE ARE THE END OF DAYS!!!!

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by ScottfromPeekskill on Aug 4, 2011 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

well, Bay had to pick it up sooner or later--right?

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Aug 4, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

here lemme fix this for you

With an opposite-field home run at Citi Field included, Bay put up a 1.176 OPS over the past few games, easily among his most productive weeks of ~~the year~~his Mets career.

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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 4, 2011 7:15 PM EDT reply actions

a visitor from purple row

we were talking about trading for david wright in the offseason, and i was honestly wondering, and please be serious in response, what you guys think the odds of wright getting traded are?

the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox

lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton

by papality on Aug 4, 2011 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

He's not getting traded

it’s a pipe dream for you guys.

by graves9 on Aug 4, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Naddafinga!

by lstorie1971 on Aug 4, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Niet

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 4, 2011 8:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

No chance

it would have to be a steal for the Mets – aka all of your best pitching and position prospects. To be honest and objective, he is not someone I would want my team to go hard after in a multi-prospect-for-star trade anyway. He is not performing at the level of a few season ago, offensively or defensively, and, if traded, he is going straight to free agency after 2012 or 2013 – I think his is a club option. So, your team would be giving up a ton of talent for a 15 mil/year 3B who is going to leave ASAP.

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on Aug 4, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

The odds are so low,

they’re negative.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 4, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Grabs Shopping Bag

Hmm…lets see:

You know what? Forget it.

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by Steve Schreiber on Aug 4, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

haha okay thanks for your input guys

the only organization of humans responsible for more evil in the universe than the philadelphia phillies is the boston red sox

lets just use our 2012 money for something good and not another wigginton

by papality on Aug 4, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey wait come back, thers still a chance of trade

Kidding! No way. Theres no chance at all.

A deadline has a wonderful way of concentrating the mind.-Professor James Moriarty
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.- Former Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

by Blame-everyone-else on Aug 4, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

0

by Evan_S on Aug 4, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, I take that back

Would Tulo be coming to us, cause that would probably be the only way.

by Evan_S on Aug 4, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Tulo at second?

And if I was Sandy, I’d demand Tulo plus Drew Pomerantz

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Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.- Former Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

by Blame-everyone-else on Aug 4, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

0.001

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by NetsMets4Life on Aug 4, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions

-5%

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Aug 4, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions

What are the odds that Troy Tulowitzki gets traded in the offseason?

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by Russ on Aug 5, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I also like how other fans think the Mets are just going to sell you w/e to rebuild

The Mets have a better record than the Rockies, and have spent most of the season David Wright-less. We are in a better position than you

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on Aug 5, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Wright is not getting traded.

I know the common consensus is that people would be ok with trading him for a young stud pitcher, but I am not ok with that. Do you really want to trade a mostly durable power bat in an offensive drought era to put all our stock in an injury prone position? I know I don’t. See: Johan Santana

by pauliomalegigalo on Aug 5, 2011 8:56 AM EDT reply actions