Mets News Worth Reading — and More

⚾️ Travis d'Arnaud's comeback continues. 

After his first time behind the plate since Tommy John surgery, d'Arnaud told New York Post writer Kevin Kernan, "I feel great. I feel like I have a new arm.’’ That good news for Mets. 

He caught for three innings.

D'Arnaud had the surgery on April 17, 2018, almost a year ago, after being diagnosed with "a partial tear to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm, his throwing arm" — https://nydn.us/2VJSY3B.

As a bonus, he also had two hits, both singles.  

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— Kevin Kernan (@WheresKernan) March 8, 2019

⚾️ Take a photo journey of the Mets 2018 opening day, courtesy of newsday.com.

During it you will get a "fans-eye" view of what it was like to be at Citi Field on March 29, 2018 when the Mets faced the Cardinals, whom they beat 9-4.

New York Mets News Worth Reading — and More

• On-fire Dominic Smith is making the Mets take notice by Dan Marti

• Elated Travis d'Arnaud is ready for comeback — but with Mets? by Joel Sherman

• After sleep apnea, Smith's bat wakes up by Anthony DiComo

• Amed Rosario the next Xander Bogaerts? Mets coach Gary DiSarcina sees the similarities by Tim Healey
• Mets batting stats after yesterday's game — here are highlights:

After yesterday's #Mets game, among Mets who have played in more than one spring training game, C Wilson Ramos has highest OPS—1.500, SS Amed Rosario the top SLG—.909, & 1B Dominic Smith the most hits & RBIs. pic.twitter.com/9HHu0YE14R

— writerhoward (@metbaseball) March 4, 2019

Updated 11:54 a.m. 

A Quick Comparison of the Batting Averages of D'Arnaud and Lucroy

The chart below compares the batting averages of the Mets Travis d'Arnaud and the Brewers Jonathan Lucroy when they were age 24-27. In every one of those years, Lucroy had a noticeably higher average.

The green line indicates the National League average during the ages charted.

Source: FanGraphs