Tomorrow the Mets finally take a pause.
Including today the Mets have played 11 days in a row, one split squad day, one weekend trip to the other side of Florida and one night game. It’s time for the Mets to take a break.
In this first stretch of Mets games we’ve seen Jose Siri launch three home runs in five games played. We’ve seen Brett Baty get off to a hot start. Max Kranick has allowed no runs and only three hits over 5 1/3 innings. David Peterson has allowed one hit and no runs over three innings while striking out five players. Sproat, Hamel and Tidwell have all taken positve steps forward. There’s been a lot to like so far.
There’s one important pitcher for 2025 that we haven’t seen yet – Tylor Megill. Megill was always going to compete for the back of the Mets rotation this season. Injuries to Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea make Megill even more important for the early part of this season.
Three Things To Watch For:
- Tylor Megill. Megill had a 4.04 ERA over 78 innings with a 98 ERA+ in 2024, argueably his best season in the majors. Megill was in the 99th percentile for arm extension in 2024 and did pretty well getting hitters to chase and miss pitches (67th and 74th percentile respectively). But when hitters, made contact, they made contact hard (12th percentile Barrel%, 17th percentile Hard-hit%). Can he generate the same amount of whiffs without hitters hitting him hard?
- Trying Something Different. There are multiple players in the Mets lineup today who are playing in a position different than their normal position. As the Mets figure out who is going to play in their utility and bench spots this year. Jeff McNeil is in the outfield. Acuña is at third. However the player I’m watching is Baty at second. Let’s see what everyone can do in their new places!
- Jose Siri. Siri has launched 43 home runs over the last two seasons. In 2023 he had a 105 OPS+, but last season that dropped to a 76 OPS+. He is off to a terrific start this spring, going 3-for-10 with all three hits being home runs while working three walks. Can Siri be the x-factor for the Mets in 2025?
Let’s Go Mets!
