The Mets absolutely hammered the ball against the Rays this week after a disappointing weekend with the bats in the Bronx. At 4.55 runs per game, the Mets are fourth in the National League, but they're closing in on the third-ranked Braves, who have scored 4.67 runs per game.
Player | Last Week | This Week | Comment |
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Mike Baxter, OF | This icon will stick for a while. | ||
Jason Bay, LF | Sure, he hit a home run, but that was virtually it for the entire week. Bay's .315 OPS was a team low. | ||
Ronny Cedeno, SS | Still hurt, and he may not be as good as Quintanilla when he's ready. | ||
Ike Davis, 1B | Is he back? Ike hit .471/.591/.765 this week. It'll take four or five more weeks near that level to make his season numbers decent. | ||
Lucas Duda, RF | Duda wasn't quite as good as he's been in weeks past, but his double in Tampa Bay yesterday helped cap the Mets' sweep of the Rays. | ||
Scott Hairston, OF | He hit .308 this week but didn't draw any walks or hit for much power. Decent. | ||
Daniel Murphy, 2B | Murphy's .391 OPS was lower than six other Mets' OBP. | ||
Mike Nickeas, C | Meh. | ||
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF | Captain Kirk posted a 1.245 OPS and had as many walks as strikeouts. Great week. | ||
Vinny Rottino, IF | He may not have played much, but he hit .333/.429/.500 this week. That'll work for a bench player. | ||
Omar Quintanilla, SS | He continues to hit and, for the most part, play a very good shortstop. He should remain the starting shortstop until Ruben Tejada is back. | ||
Ruben Tejada, SS | Tejada faced pitching and attempted some light running this week in Port St. Lucie as part of his rehab program. | ||
Josh Thole, C | Thole hasn't been too good with the bat since his return from the disabled list. | ||
Andres Torres, CF | Torres isn't getting a ton of playing time, and that's justified: he's rocking just a .293 wOBA on the season. | ||
Justin Turner, IF | Turner will begin a rehab assignment for his ankle and foot injuries next Thursday at Triple-A Buffalo. | ||
Jordany Valdespin, DH | Sure, the Mets may have a National League series this weekend, but Valdespin's still best suited as a designated hitter. | ||
David Wright, 3B | It was just a routine week for Wright, whose .968 OPS was fourth-best on the team. If Matt Kemp continues to miss playing time, Wright's got a great shot at MVP. |