RE24 Check on Mets Hitters

The RE24 stat shows a player's impact on run scoring. Surprisingly, after only 72 PA, Jose Reyes ranks #3. A zero RE24 is average.

Among the Mets with a below average RE24 are Travis D'Arnaud (-2.70), Asdrubal Cabrera (-3.32), and Curtis Granderson (-3.70).

Mike Trout has the highest RE24 in the Major Leagues, 48.32.

Source: FanGraphs

RE24 is based on the concept of run expectancy. In baseball, there are eight different ways the bases can be occupied from nobody on base to the bases loaded. Data was collected on how many runs scored in each of those Base/Out states when there were no outs, one out, and two outs from the start of a plate appearance to its inning's end. Then, the average number of runs that scored in each of those 24 Base/Out states was calculated. That info gives an idea of about how many runs a team can expect to score, on average, in each Base/Out situation. So Yoenis Cespedes, in those 24 Base/Out states, caused almost 25 more runs to score than expected. Given that his RE24 is about two and a half times greater than the Met in second place, Wilmer Flores, it shows Cespedes' value to the Mets as a run producer.

For more on RE24, read Joe Posnanski's Stat of the Day: RE24.

New Starting Infield Soon for Brooklyn Cyclones

With the signing of Florida star Peter Alonso, here is my new projected starting infield for the Brooklyn Cyclones:
1B: Peter Alonso
2B: Nick Sergakis
SS: Colby Woodmansee
3B: Jose Reyes or Nick Tiberi or Jay Jabs

2nd-rder Pete Alonso signs w/@Mets for $909,200 (pick 64 = $1,009,200). Florida 1B, good power, best Gators hitter in postseason. @MLBDraft

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 27, 2016

The Cyclones continue to improve their roster.

Say good-bye to Jose

It's time for the Mets to part company with Jose Reyes while his trade value is still high. He continues to make bonehead plays on the basepaths. He's reached his level of incompetence. It's apparent that what we see now is the best we'll see.

Minaya needs to contact other teams to see what they're willing to exchange. At a minimum, Minaya should see an experienced — but not too old — pro and several premier minor leaguers. One should be a catcher, and another a first baseman. If Minaya can also get either a starting pitcher or a corner outfielder in the deal, all the better. But he shouldn't wait too long, for the longer he waits, the less he'll be able to get in return for Reyes, a player who, at age 25, already seems to be past his prime.

Who'll play shortstop in Reyes' absence? For the rest of this season, Alex Cora.

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Now, for a bit of fantasizing. Pencil in Sean Ratliff in the Mets lineup within a year. The Savannah center fielder is making opposing pitchers look like Little Leaguers. He had another dominating game yesterday, going 4-6. He drove in three runs and hit two triples, upping his average to .360.

In the Eastern League, the B-Mets eked out an 8-7 win over Trenton by scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth. Josh Thole, another man among boys, went 5-5, increasing his average to .349.

St. Lucie got blasted, 19-4, and Buffalo's game was postponed: They're playing a twin-bill today.

Who's better: Reyes or Ramirez?

When Dominican Republic manager Felipe Alou chose Hanley Ramirez as the starting shortstop in the first game of the World Baseball Classic over Jose Reyes, he was making a subtle statement. But then, Ramirez is the better player. Just look at their stats for 2008. Ramirez is a better hitter; Reyes is a better fielder. However, the difference between their hitting stats is more noticeable than the difference between their fielding stats.

Here are some of their 2008 hitting stats:

          OBP    SLG    OPS
Ramirez: .400   .540   .940
Reyes:   .358   .475   .833

You can view their stats at fangraphs.com.

With it appearing less likely that Bobby Abreu will be joining the Mets, another Yankee could soon be wearing a new uniform: Alex Rodriquez. But to get him, the Mets would have to break open their piggybank because Rodriquez is represented by one of the greediest men on the planet, Scott Boras.

If the Mets did decide that Rodriguez was worth buying, where would he play?

Third base? That means that David Wright would have to be shifted elsewhere.

Shortstop, his previous position? That means that Reyes would need to be shifted. If Rodriquez can still play shortstop, I'd put Reyes at second base.

But what about first base? One baseball writer suggested shifting Wright to first. I'd rather see the Mets try Rodriquez at first. Of course, that would bump Carlos Delgado out of the starting lineup because he can't play any other position. But whose bat would you rather have: Delgado's or Rodriquez's?

I'll take Rodriquez's.