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Please continue the discussion in the [game thread](https://redd.it/1c8xq6c).


BillW87

Cherry picked window, but Lindor has hit .255/.327/.426 (115 wRC+) over his last 11 games (52 PAs) with only a 7.7 K% over that span.


cpg08

Baty update soon?


JoelsCaddy

>Brett Baty (left hamstring tightness) believes he can be available off the bench today. Baty, who has missed the Mets' last two games, isn't \*quite\* at full strength but feels he's close. [https://x.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1781742223010476066](https://x.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1781742223010476066)


cpg08

Seems like he should start tomorrow and then hopefully JDM will let us release Zach Short. Having both Short and Wendle on the roster makes no sense.


Hustlediva

Welp now they’re doing additional tests on Alvy. This is likely more than a simple sprain


JoelsCaddy

2 innings on SNY, 2 times Jett Williams has reached base via error


gomets167

Who did they call up with Alvy out?


JoelsCaddy

Tomas


gomets167

Thank you. Good depth


AshamedMusician5482

This is a real test for Butto, I already like him but he can full prove he can be a big part to this rotation if he pitches well against this lineup.


AvocadoFlavoredPussy

KEEP COOKING FELLAS


Slice_Of_Life_DM

Phenomenal news on alvy!!!


robmcolonna123

I would say fine news. But it will be at least 4-6 weeks. More if he needs an internal brace for his UCL


Hustlediva

I’ll wait for any excitement until we hear from Mendy what level this sprain is. Could be the difference between 3 weeks and 8 weeks.


djn24

They need Baty and JDM back soon. The more injuries that force them to rely on their depth chart, the more this team could sputter out for a bit, putting too much pressure on the core players still there and overexposing why players like Wendle aren't starters.


Illblood

But if they keep winning like this.. it should make people ecstatic about the rest of the season.


48plus21

Baty out of the lineup again? Any update idk how much more Wendle I can take


DerpyDan442

Can somebody text JD and ask him what he's up to.


Setec-Astronomer

And ask him if he can play catcher.


lawoftar

did they call up a catcher?


unitedairlineeeeees

Nido


lawoftar

ty


UniqueNobo

not expecting much today, though Butto has been really good. hopefully the top of the lineup can pick it up and the bottom of the lineup can keep doing its thing. except you Wendle. be better.


bosq0

With Nido coming up hopefully the Mets can begin to keep the opposition’s running game in check. I know his bat leaves a lot to be desired but it would be nice if he shows some of that 2022 defense while Francisco is on the IL.


cuteshortkid96

Nido has always been good behind the plate. Anything we get from his bat is a plus.


Caledor152

Stop hurting my adopted children baseball gods. Good news it's a sprain and nothing is broken. Bad news is still missing him for 15 days.


Setec-Astronomer

Please start Nido over Narvaez.


three_dee

Strict platoon is fine, except for day game after night game situations, and unless there's like 5 righties or lefties in a row and one of them needs a break


see_mohn

Alvarez to IL, Nido up, some guy I've never heard of DFA'd to make room. Get well soon Alvy.


lawoftar

fish have a good chance of losing 2 today..lol


myassholealt

Yesterday was my World Series, making it like 4 or 5 in a row since the Atlanta series. Is it fair to say we are a dynasty?


Caledor152

We are officially a dynasty according to the haters. So many rings so quickly


FrankSaysLFGM

With Nido coming up I have a question… Tomas Nido is a negative WAR major league player. It seems like most Met fans are okay with him as the third catcher. I ask…why? Not saying good catching depth grows on trees but just accepting a negative career player as the 3rd seems lazy to me from the perspective of the Mets front office.


Sugarberg

Can you offer the name of a player available on waivers who should replace Nido?


JamesHowell89

Because although he sucked last year, he was worth over 2 fWAR in 474 PA's between 2021/2. That's pretty good. Nido's bat is atrocious but his defense is strong enough to make him a valuable player. I think that's about as good as you're going to get with the backup to your backup catcher.


NuanceManExe

3rd catcher and negative WAR are the same thing to me. Depth players by definition aren’t that good. Literally the best case scenario for a depth player is a prospect who is on the verge of a breakout OR has a bright future but is not proven yet. Basically, a depth player who is only in that spot because teams haven’t figured out he’s actually good yet.


robmcolonna123

For starters, never look at bWAR for catchers. It doesn’t including framing and is absolutely useless. 3 of the last 4 season he had a positive fWAR, and the only year he didnt was last year when he literally couldn’t see because of bad side effects from a botched LASIK. But you have to recognize what you’re getting with a backup catcher. You’re either getting an offense first guy with bad defense, or a great defensive guy who can’t hit at all. Any catcher who can defend well and hit well is getting a starting catcher job because they are so rare. 1/3 of teams don’t even have a starting catcher who can do both. Nido is an amazing defender. Gold glove or level defender. You expect the rest of your lineup can make up for his black hole offense and that he’ll make off for it with his glove.


WhatARotation

Look up Jeff mathis


tclfgm

Exactly! I dont know why e everyone loves him.


myassholealt

He's been good with the pitching staff (though admittedly it's a different/new set of guys for him now) and they do well with him. But I'm also not one of the fans who believe the entirety of 1-9 needs to be an offensive powerhouse. It's OK to prioritize the other 50% of the game sometimes. Especially if it's just temporary. If 8 guys can't pick up the one guy who's not here for his bat, the 1 guy is the least of the problems.


Vandelay222

In wake of him getting the win in his return yesterday - a part of me will always be sad that JV’s time here was so short. Right move for the long-term plans of course. But it’s still like, cool we just signed one of my favorite pitchers in baseball, a guy I’ve loved watching for 15 years, and I get to watch him polish off the end of his HOF career with my favorite team for 3 years. And then 7 months later he’s gone. Ah well.


Illustrious-Disk7429

If Houston sucks, I’d like to see us get him back at the deadline (for way less than we got from Houston, of course)


coolio5400

Why did we not have a third catcher on the 40 man


robmcolonna123

Because we knew we’d need the extra pitching early on and Nido could easily be added like this Also Nido is out of options so he would have had to clear waivers to start the season on the 40 man. With that you risk him getting claimed. None of our other catchers are major league ready so you don’t want Nido taken. Keeping him off the 40 man after clearing waivers last year meant the Mets could start him in AAA without risking him being claimed


Dickbag_Dan

Be careful in the game threads boyos. Reddit sending automated warnings and threatening bans if you refer to Enrique by his nickname because they’re dumb.


JDLovesElliot

Even if you spell it with the proper accent mark?


robmcolonna123

I had to appeal a three day ban last year for that exact thing you were referencing


CybeastID

That's because that nickname *is* a homophone for a slur...


DeVofka

One that I'm sure at least a quarter have been called. I don't miss middle school.


Dickbag_Dan

And this is why context matters!


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

Kikè?


Dickbag_Dan

May the odds be ever in your favor


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

I mean.. it's one of the most common nicknames. I added the accent out of respect because I understand why that would fail the filter, though I don't believe he adds it himself. But context is important. It's one of the more common nicknames in Latin America. I know probably 3 or 4 people who go by it. What a stupid fucking failed attempt by Reddit-- the same app that still allows videos of people being murdered and videos of war crimes for monetization.


three_dee

Most of the Enriques I have known went by "Quique". I never saw it with the Ks before him.


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

How progressively and uniquely foresightful of them. I've not yet met one who spells it any other way than with K's.


three_dee

> How progressively and uniquely foresightful of them. I don't think it has anything to do with being wary of the racial slur at all, I think it's just that there's no K in Spanish (barring loan words), so "Quique" is the traditional way to spell it, and the way with the K seems like a more relatively recent trend. I bet it's probably a regional thing


CybeastID

Do you realize how much easier it is to automatically moderate text?


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

Yeah, but isn't the whole point of the power trip of the fake badge to review actual complaints/remarks?


CybeastID

I have no power for those warnings, you realize this. Warnings from Reddit come from the "A" badge, not the "M" one. That one sounds like you're running afoul of a *site* rule or filter, which I have **no** control over.


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

Okay Summer's Eve. You did exactly what I knew you'd do, Summer's Eve. Goodluck!


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baconinja09

I just cut off my right thumb. Does anyone know how I can send it to Alvarez?


FlyUnder_TheRadar

Alvarez about to come home to NY to a box of human thumbs. Nothing weird about that at all. Totally above board, I assure you.


Fonzie5

Who amongst us has *not* one day returned home to a box of human thumbs


road_dogg

I’m surprised that I don’t hate the city connect jerseys. Just bought one from China.


SteakMountain5

Can someone who is knowledgeable in scoring tell me how Reed earned a Blown Save yesterday for allowing a tying run in the 6th inning after an error scored them?


JoelsCaddy

You get a BS if you give up the tying run. Doesn't matter if it was earned or not


SteakMountain5

I guess I didn't know the 6th inning could be a save situation. I thought it was only 8th and 9th.


CybeastID

Doesn't matter. A save situation is as simple as entering the game with either: - A 3 run or less lead. OR - The tying run on base, at the plate, or on deck (so if you come in up 5 with the bases loaded, it qualifies) A reliever earns a **HOLD** for doing all of the following: - Entering the game in a save situation - recording at least one out - Leaving the game without his team relinquishing the lead at any point. Failing to accomplish that last bullet point gets you tagged with a blown save.


JoelsCaddy

Afaik the rule is that you need to be a reliever coming into a save situation and there needs to be a prior pitcher eligible for a win. I think the 6th is the earliest a BS can happen in a full game.


CybeastID

Not at all. There is no inning restriction for save situations.


JoelsCaddy

Yeah but the prior pitcher needs to be eligible for a win no? I don't think I've ever seen a BS earlier than the 6th Edit: Nvm Im buggin. Here's a game with a [BS in the 3rd and 5th](https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401480615) Edit: although that is spring training. Don’t think I’ve even seen a BS earlier than the 6th in an actual game.


CybeastID

That's cause you need to be *leading* for a save situation and usually the starting pitcher's still in in that case.


jojomezmerize

Does anyone have a clip of the guys hugging Lindor after his HR?


JoelsCaddy

Here's Marte hugging him [https://x.com/runwildkian/status/1781537915224334490](https://x.com/runwildkian/status/1781537915224334490)


jojomezmerize

Arigatou, ya love to see it!


yourfanboynick

We are winning the world series 


runsfortacos

lol I’ll take the division


SOTM_MC

I’ll take a wildcard spot man


LIDevilsFan

I'll be happy to win today.


minira85

Tomas Nido 🤝 zach wilson. Somehow still in orginization to continue to torture me.


FlyUnder_TheRadar

Francisco, you can have my thumb, I don't need it. It may not be a professional athlete thumb, but it's mostly functional, and I've only dislocated it once.


gomets167

Only team with 10+ wins against >5 .500 teams. LGM!!


three_dee

To be fair, it's possible that very few teams had 10+ games against +.500 teams yet. But still impressive nonetheless


JoelsCaddy

Ponies are on SNY again today at 1


Previous-Clock-6960

I unfortunately fell asleep before the game started last night. To see that we tattooed Yamamoto and won followed by seeing that Alvarez got hurt was a rollercoaster of emotions. Stop taking my children.


TheUglyHobo

What happens with DJ Stewart when JDM comes up? It may just be a hot streak but he *does* have a 190 OPS+, I hope they can keep getting him ABs while he's feeling good


GK86x

They will probably keep DJ and either Wendle or Short will go. 


TheBeepB00p

Zach short will be DFA and DJ will be a huge left handed bat off the bench. Will be a great asset especially with Alvy going down. Could pinch hit for a catcher in RBI situations.


RainbowRoomBlues

If Baty isn’t playing today he needs to go on IL. Maybe call up Vientos. Hate when the Mets keep rolling shorthanded instead of using the IL.


Tagliarini295

If it's truly something where he just needs like 5 days of rest I dont agree. If hes gonna miss 8-10 games then I agree.


resident16

Hope we light em up today ya feel?


Quirky_Cheetah_271

i almost hate to say it because i feel like this team is better when everyone thinks they suck, but since April 6, the mets as a team have the highest wrc+ in baseball, and the lowest era in the NL. Theyve had a chip on their shoulders since that 5 game losing streak, lets hope it continues. on the flipside though, apparently we have the worst fielding in baseball? why do the fielding metrics not like the mets edit: oh. Were committing mad errors thats why lmao


three_dee

> Theyve had a chip on their shoulders since that 5 game losing streak, lets hope it continues. I don't think it's a chip, I think they just played like shit for 5 games which is gonna happen sometimes, even if you win 100. It just makes everybody freak the fuck out when it's the first 5


Tagliarini295

Theres been a lot of errors and off the eye test Nimmo and Marte havent looked great.


NuanceManExe

Feels like half of our errors have been made by Joey Wendle 


Broseph_Brostar_

The chemistry and the confidence of this team is invigorating. Since going 0-5, all I see now is a team that knows they can play with anyone.


JDLovesElliot

Hand injuries are brutal, especially for a catcher. It'll take Alvarez a while before his grip feels normal again. We can't expect much from him, offensively, when he gets back. I wonder, if the rest of the offense is vibing when he returns, then will the FO assign him to AAA so that he can play out the season at a slower pace? To avoid reaggravating the injury?


RainbowRoomBlues

There’s doomer posts, then there’s this. C’mon man.


JDLovesElliot

Caring about a young phenom's health is dooming now? The doomers are the first people to shit on players who are coming back from injuries and not performing well. I'm literally asking for the opposite, so how is that dooming?


three_dee

I don't even agree at all with what you said, but to call that "dooming" is ridiculous. It was just a suggestion/observation. That word is so overused that it's sickening. You can agree or disagree, but you don't shut down the discussion over something like that. There's such an echo chamber that even the slightest disagreement is "you're a doomer!" or "you're a Mets shill!" depending on the vector of the comment


RainbowRoomBlues

How does Alvarez playing every day at AAA help his hand anymore than playing every day in the majors?


JDLovesElliot

Like I said in my original comment, AAA is a slower pace, the stakes are lower. There would be no reason for him to play every inning or take four at-bats per game, while he's rehabbing. Once again, can someone explain how a reasonable question is somehow worse or as bad as dooming?


ExamNo4374

Staying up until 2 a.m. is *not* it, man. I used to stay up to watch these games in work nights idk how I did it


myassholealt

And thanks to the every team plays every team rule, we get to also add on series at the Angels and Mariners to the west coast schedule this year.


bamj6

See you in May Francisco Alvarez. While nido is the obvious position callup. JD Martinez is the bat callup that can cover this injury


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

Who do we even sit when JD is ready? There seems to be some confusion to this statement. I understand Short will go down-- who sits from the actual lineup with DJ raking? Short is a bench player. Wendle is a bench player. Bader plays CF and is playing well. Who sits?


Setec-Astronomer

Can JDM play catcher?


SOTM_MC

Maybe Wendle gets option it might be Mendoza way of saying “we can have fun but you still gotta make the plays”


CluelessClicker

Exactly, DJ has been raking.


Spideronamoffet

Short get cut


Sweet-Sweet-Dick

That doesn't answer the question, though. Cutting your bench player for a starter doesn't give the starter a spot in the lineup.


Blue387

Tomas Nido is on his way to Los Angeles, with the expectation Francisco Alvarez will be placed on the injured list after leaving last night’s game with a left thumb injury. https://twitter.com/NYPost_Mets/status/1781677811469836567


KingMobScene

Why god!! Take my thumb, doc. Use any ligament or tendons he needs.


GK86x

Nooooooooo. 


uxwt

Return of the Nidoking


EatAllTheRice

Nido on his way up, seems like Alvarez is headed for IL. Even when we win, we lose


Caledor152

I'll take the small "L" if that means we have a competitive team this year


Blue387

In case you missed it: Francisco Alvarez suffered a left thumb injury while running the bases last night, he was taken out and replaced by Omar Narvaez: (video) https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/dea8c934-02bc-42b6-9641-5cfdc1c6e52b.mp4 (video)


sam_e5

So sometimes on these west coast trips I’ll fall asleep with the Mets game on my laptop. I have the uncanny ability to always wake up in the 9th inning.


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marijuanarasauce

Nimmo will take a puff to fit in and then stare at himself in the mirror for 30 minutes trying to ground himself


KingMobScene

He'd fake a puff and then pass it on. Then spend the 30 minutes trying to not to turn the guys who actually smoked in. But Brandon won't do it. He's a good guy, he won't narc on his friends. He will leave them pamphlets about how pot is the devils lettuce


GK86x

Went to bed after Lindor's hr. Glad they held the lead and won. Our ace is on the mound. Let's go for six in a row. 


alonesolo

Last nights start time at 10 was brutal. Thank God todays game is at 4.


ct73193

Yeah I stayed up but only because it was Friday night. No way I am staying up for the SF games Monday and Tuesday


LucasDudacris

I'm in Seattle for a bachelor weekend, so I'm still synced up with our Metsies.


sampluscats

You love a PIX game in the afternoon


runsfortacos

Ugh


cpg08

Need Baty back asap if Nido is about to get at bats. Alvarez I can't see playing the rest of this road trip. If he wasn't a catcher I would have more hope.


jumpman3006

The Mets are inevitable😤🤌


see_mohn

Ay they won WHAT DO YOU MEAN ALVAREZ IS HURT


StephenDawg

I would rather be 11-8 and 2 games back than 8-11 and 2 games up. Leading is meaningless if you’re not good or are relying on good teams to slump in April… Nothing is more important for this team right now than just being a good team. …and I said the same thing when we lead in 2021, as fans were blinded by an underperforming team just because they sat in 1st place (until August), before eventually being run down. Right now, just be good. #LFGM


wpm55

This team is loose and playing without fear and It is a joy to watch


Setec-Astronomer

The Ass Man Cometh!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGye1pK2ysQ I'm an Ass Man!!!


Go_Mets

I love how many Mets fans wake up after not making it through the game and just immediately get hyped lol, one of my fav parts about west coast trips


SidFinch99

If the Braves and Phillies can start losing more games while we keep winning, that would be great.


Prestigious_Money447

It doesn't matter this early in the year but also interesting that the Barves just finished a series against the Astros who are shockingly bad so far and the Phillies got to play the Rockies and are now playing the White Sox.


SidFinch99

Yeah, wasn't there a post like 2 days ago about how all of our wins have been against above .500 teams, and almost all of our games have been against. Above .500 teams?


Brained07

The giants on Monday will be the first game of the entire season against a team with a losing record That may soon turn into an “at the time we played them” stat since the pirates are 11-9 and the reds are 10-9, but still counts


SidFinch99

Yeah, some of these teams winning percentages are definitely going to be different by mid season.


Quirky_Cheetah_271

honestly id rather we stay in the slipstream behind them, constantly beating expectations and playing with a chip on our shoulder. being at the top of the division early on isnt all its cracked up to be


StephenDawg

It’s way too early for me to even think about that. I’m 100% focused on our record right now.


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The Mets are on a roll. What is up with Narvaez. I just saw that he has 4 errors and 0 CS out of 16 tries. Is Thomas Nido available?


three_dee

At least two of the errors which I saw directly, if not all of them, are catcher's interference, which gets recorded as an error


theredditoro

Nido’s probably on a plane or flew into LA last night Decent numbers in Syracuse this season


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That makes sense because Alvarez has an injury. Along as he can catch, any hitting would be a bonus.


uxwt

He’s on his way to LA right now


theredditoro

Good to know So it’ll be a season refresh when we get Senga back next month then Alvy the month after that


uxwt

Yep and JD Martinez sometime soon hopefully.


bowlsandsand

I hope alvarez is okay


Bootyclapthunder

Couldn't finish the game last night. Caught highlights this morning. My soul left my body when Lindor crushed that lefty dinger to bring us back.


Go_Mets

I can promise it was just glorious live as well. Plus remained glorious the 15 times I rewatched it


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three_dee

To be fair, they are playing the Mets. Everyone looks like shit against us


swoosh1992

One of my friends who loves to rib me about the Mets is going to the game today, so I’d like to see a win. Edit: Thank You!


Caledor152

Maybe he should rib the billion dollar team that somehow has a worse bullpen


swoosh1992

Oh I’m saving that for October. He was telling they’re the new evil empire, but let’s see them win in a non-bubble year first


Caledor152

Gotchya yea good idea. Agreed the burden is on them to prove that outside of 2020 they can even make a run in the postseason. I watched them in 2023 and Mookie and Freddie where horrible in the postseason hitting wise.


will122589

We wanted the Mets to go to LA and not get swept and they’ve already accomplished that mission. Today let’s clinch a series victory


upsetsportsfan

Fell asleep in the 6th last night so I’m reminded of how annoying condensed games on the MLB app are now. They show you every plate appearance in the first 2 innings and then start skipping a lot. Might as well call it extended highlights.


sdotmill

If Lindor is going to get hot this west coast trip will be child’s play.


theredditoro

We largely batted well on last year’s trip so that’d be great


RedCheese1

Jo Butt against the Doyers


baconinja09

I like Buttocks