Looking at this meter, it’s hard to imagine the Mets lost any games this week. And things did start off that way! After sweeping the Phillies, the Mets lost three out of four to the Marlins. Other than yesterday though, the Mets have hit. And they have hit a lot. Really the only slumping hitter right now is Cedric Mullins. The heart of the Mets’ lineup is on fire, particularly Juan Soto who had a torrid month of August.
| Player | Last week | This week |
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| Pete Alonso, 1B | /cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8556885/Poop_Emoji_2_grande.png) |
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| Brett Baty, 2B/3B |  |
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| Francisco Lindor, SS | |
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| Starling Marte, OF/DH | |
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| Ronny Mauricio, SS/3B | |
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| Jeff McNeil, 2B/OF | |
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| Cedric Mullins, OF | |
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| Brandon Nimmo, OF | |
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| Hayden Senger, C | |
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| Juan Soto, OF | |
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| Tyrone Taylor, OF | |
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| Luis Torrens, C | |
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| Mark Vientos, 3B | |
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The Mets began their week by unloading for double digit runs against Cristopher
Sánchez and the Phillies. Luis Torrens had one of his most memorable games in a Mets uniform, going 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs. That was enough to put Torrens third on the team in RBIs for the week with eight overall on just four hits in 17 plate appearances. Torrens also scored four runs this week. Torrens having a hot week is helping the Mets weather the absence of Francisco Alvarez, whose rehab was slowed when he got hit in the (other) hand with a pitch and broke a pinky finger. But somehow, Alvarez is back rehabbing again and still hopes to play this season. Hayden Senger logged two singles, a walk, and a run scored this week in ten plate appearances.
The Mets followed Monday’s bonanza with a thrilling walk-off victory on Tuesday in which Pete Alonso was the big hero in the lineup. Alonso went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored. He was one of the parade of Mets that singled Johan Duran to death in the bottom of the ninth as part of the game-winning rally. Overall, Alonso led the team in hits this week with 13, putting up a blistering 204 wRC+ in 33 plate appearances. Alonso went deep twice (including his 30th home run of the season), drove in seven runs, and scored seven runs. After an awful week last week, it is nice to see Alonso turn things around this week.
Not too far behind Alonso is Brandon Nimmo—also with double digit hits this week (12). Nimmo joins Alonso in the fireball brigade with a 241 wRC+ in 32 plate appearances this week. In addition to providing the walk-off hit on Tuesday, Nimmo went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the series finale against the Phillies, helping to secure the sweep. Nimmo also had a four-RBI game in Friday night’s 19-run explosion against the Marlins. Nimmo’s eight runs scored this week are tied for the team lead and his nine RBIs are the second-most on the team.
The team leader in RBIs this week is Mark Vientos with ten. Vientos is officially en fuego and earns a fireball as well for his 226 wRC+ in 30 plate appearances. Vientos’ three-run homer helped the Mets stage a comeback in Saturday’s game that ultimately was for naught. A whopping five of Vientos’ eight hits this week went for extra bases, including three home runs.
The only other player to go deep three times this week is Juan Soto, who matches Nimmo for the team lead in runs scored this week. It was Soto who tied the game on Saturday with his second home run of the game. Overall, Soto put up a 233 wRC+ in 32 plate appearances this week. He drove in seven runs this week and led the team in walks as usual with seven—more than twice as many as anybody else. He also had a whopping five stolen bases this week. A 30/30 season is now very much in play for Soto, who put up a 182 wRC+ in the month of August.
The final fireball of five (!!!) awarded in this week’s meter goes to Tyrone Taylor, who racked up six hits—three singles and three doubles—in just 14 plate appearances this week. In only four games, he scored five runs and drove in five runs, having one of his best weeks of the season. It’s unfortunate that Taylor is now dealing with a hamstring issue just as he’s gotten hot because Cedric Mullins is struggling mightily after having a solid week last week. Mullins is the only Met to have a truly awful week with a -49 wRC+ in 15 plate appearances. He went hitless across those 15 plate appearances, but he did drive in a run, walk twice, and steal a base.
Francisco Lindor’s 133 wRC+ this week seems pedestrian compared to the rest of the Fab Four, but it was still a productive week for the Mets’ shortstop. Lindor went 3-for-5 in the series opener against the Marlins, amassing ten hits in total this week, which is the third-most on the team. Lindor scored six runs and drove in four runs this week. He also stole three bases—the only Met besides Soto to steal more than one base this week.
Both Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio earned positive marks this week. Baty put up a 160 wRC+ in 24 plate appearances. Seven of Baty’s eight hits were singles, but he scored six runs despite not driving in any runs this week. He also drew three walks. With Vientos and Baty both hot, Mauricio’s playing time has declined, but he went 1-for-2 this week.
After a torrid week last week, Starling Marte cooled off this week to the tune of a 58 wRC+ in 22 plate appearances. Marte logged just three hits—all singles—but he did score five runs this week, in part because he drew three walks and was hit by a pitch. Jeff McNeil cooled off this week as well, though his drop was not as precipitous from last week. McNeil posted an 88 wRC+ in 26 plate appearances. He had five hits, including a double and a triple. He scored a run and drove in three runs this week.
