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Brad Hawpe: The Poor Man's Adam Dunn
Following the Rockies' playoff elimination, Brad Hawpe trade rumors have been floating around. Impressive performances by some young and talented outfielders in Colorado have made Hawpe expendab...
Mike Pelfrey's Worst Nightmare
(Click to embiggen - Recommended in order to read the blurry years, which are tough to decipher because of Roger Dorn's presence) Here are the infield UZR figures in numerical form: Year UZR 2...
Let's Get Defensive: The "Plan" For 2010
With the announcement that no major changes would be made to Citi Field's dimensions in 2010, Jerry Manuel decried the Mets were going to make a team built around "pitching, speed, defense." Omar Mina...
Defending And Prosecuting Razor Shines
The New York Post noted that 16 Mets have been thrown out at the plate this season. This is a staggering amount and doesn't reflect well on Razor Shines. One part of this story that the Po...
UZR Hates The Mets Outfield
The Mets have the 2nd worst Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) in baseball, at -20.1 runs. Only the embarrassing Nationals measure out worse. This number jumps off the page because the Omar Minaya...
Depleted Mets Outfield Combines To Form Rosie From The Jetsons
Super-outfielder robots can't materialize without their head, so the Mets need to determine the best substitute robot they can make with the player available. Potential components include RF Ryan Chur...
Guess The UZR: Mets Outfield
The defense statistic Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) aims to measure how many runs above or below average a player saves in the field. Factors like range, errors, throwing arm (for outfielders), and...
Daniel Murphy: Defensive Stud
The statistic Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) measures three components of outfield defense: range, arm, and error, and assigns a run value to each component. The sum of the parts gives a cumulative run va...
Mets Team UZR During The "Fangraphs Era"
The two major performers or offenders from various seasons are listed as well. Click here for more about the defense stat UZR.
Thursday Applesauce
In Arizona: Bobby Parnell pitched the first 2.2 innings for the Peoria Saguaros, allowing just one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three. Tobi Stoner allowed three runs on three hits ...
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