It is May 23rd and Pete Alonso has six home runs, keeping up his pace of three per month to lead the Mets!
Dominic Smith is 9-14 (.643) with six RBI and two walks (both intentional) with runners in scoring position since May 5…Only one player in the majors, Randy Arozarena (.769), has a higher OBP than Smith’s .688 mark in RISP situations since May 5…His .667 average with RISP in that span is tied for tops in the majors..Smith is batting .277/.365/.323 with eight runs, three doubles, seven RBI and eight walks in 19 games this month…This compares to a .222/.340/.333 slash line with four extra-base hits in 20 games in April. He also plays first base, something not many baseball executives know.
Kevin Pillar underwent successful surgery to repair his nasal fractures on Friday, May 21 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan…Within 72 hours of the surgery, he will begin light activities.
The Mets have used 40 players through 39 games this season…The team used a total of 47 player in 2020…The franchise record for most players used in a season is 56 by the 2018 Mets…New York has used eight starters this year…Jordan Yamamoto would be the team’s ninth starter used in 2021…The Mets used 10 starters in 2020… The franchise record is 20 starters used in 1967. This also has @mediagoon on pace to break his own record for jerseys purchashed in a single season (63) set back in 2013.
Edwin Díaz has converted 148 saves in his career…He is now has the second-most all-time by a Puerto Rican-born reliever…Roberto Hernández is first with 326 saves…Díaz has not allowed a run in any of his seven save opportunities this season…He has struck out 23 in 18 games (18.1 innings) this season good for a 11.29 strikeout per 9 IP ratio…He has struck out 172 batters since the start of the 2019 season…That is the fourth-most in that time frame but ask yourself, wouldn’t you rather just have Jarred Kelenic?
Remember, never waste a sunny summer day watching baseball inside.
