SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2018

[Benjamin Grimm]

THE SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2018

PLAYER OF THE YEAR The Schaefer Mets Player of the Year for 2018 is JACOB deGROM, with 126.99 points. This is deGrom's third title in the last four years. His point total is the highest ever under the modern scoring system. He's the first player to top 100 points since Daniel Murphy in 2013. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2005 - David Wright, 140.17 points*; 2006 - David Wright, 121.16; 2007 - David Wright, 124.77; 2008 - Johan Santana, 121.37; 2009 - David Wright, 91.72; 2010 - David Wright, 117.56; 2011 - José Reyes, 104.96; 2012 - David Wright, 113.06; 2013 - Daniel Murphy, 107.30; 2014 - Lucas Duda, 95.62; 2015 - Jacob deGrom, 97.08; 2016 - Yoenis Cespedes, 90.62; 2017 - Jacob deGrom, 92.11. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Year is, also for the third time, JACOB deGROM. And it wasn't at all close. Jacob's 126.99 points allowed him to finish well ahead of runner-up Zack Wheeler's 85.11 points. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2005 - Pedro Martinez, 120.68 points*; 2006 - Tom Glavine, 80.26; 2007 - Tom Glavine, 75.97; 2008 - Johan Santana, 121.37; 2009 - Johan Santana, 84.61; 2010 - Johan Santana, 90.42; 2011 - R.A. Dickey, 69.40; 2012 - R.A. Dickey, 110.12; 2013 - Matt Harvey, 86.68; 2014 - Bartolo Colon, 74.77; 2015 - Jacob deGrom, 97.08; 2016 - Noah Syndergaard, 89.81; 2017 - Jacob deGrom, 92.11. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game.

RELIEF PITCHER OF THE YEAR The reliever of the year is a first-time winner, SETH LUGO. He earned 36.26 points out of the bullpen. Robert Gsellman finished second with 31.70. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2006 - Billy Wagner, 40.39 points; 2007 - Aaron Heilman, 34.86; 2008 - Aaron Heilman, 34.50; 2009 - Francisco Rodriguez, 38.58; 2010 - Hisanori Takahashi 28.69; 2011 - Pedro Beato, 25.93; 2012 - Bobby Parnell, 29.01; 2013 - LaTroy Hawkins, 32.30; 2014 - Carlos Torres, 35.75; 2015 - Jeurys Familia, 35.85; 2016 - Jeurys Familia, 36.70; 2017 - Paul Sewald, 22.41.

BENCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR The Bench Player of the Year is WILMER FLORES, who was also last year's winner. Wilmer's 9.99 points in games in which he did not start are a new Schaefer record. Second place went to Brandon Nimmo, with 6.74 points. Jose Reyes had 6.37. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2006 - Julio Franco, 7.16 points; 2007 - Marlon Anderson, 10.39; 2008 - Damion Easley, 5.06; 2009 - Fernando Tatis, 8.37; 2010 - Chris Carter, 9.28; 2011 - Scott Hairston, 8.77; 2012 - Jordany Valdespin, 13.84; 2013 - Jordany Valdespin, 8.70; 2014 - Eric Campbell, 5.89; 2015 - Michael Cuddyer, 3.49; 2016 - Kelly Johnson, 8.29; 2017 - Wilmer Flores, 4.89.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2018
Week ending March 31, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 3.43 points.
Week ending April 7, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 3.67 points.
Week ending April 14, 2018: Asdrubal Cabrera, 5.29 points.
Week ending April 21, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 8.78 points.
Week ending April 28, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 5.18 points.
Week ending May 5, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 4.19 points.
Week ending May 12, 2018: Michael Conforto, 3.99 points.
Week ending May 19, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 4.72 points.
Week ending May 26, 2018: Brandon Nimmo, 7.83 points.
Week ending June 2, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 9.20 points.
Week ending June 9, 2018: Steven Matz, 6.25 points.
Week ending June 16, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 4.80 points.
Week ending June 23, 2018: Brandon Nimmo, 8.90 points.
Week ending June 30, 2018: Wilmer Flores, 6.45 points.
Week ending July 7, 2018: Steven Matz, 6.61 points.
Week ending July 14, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 5.40 points.
Week ending July 21, 2018: Michael Conforto, 3.45 points.
Week ending July 28, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 7.93 points.
Week ending August 4, 2018: Zack Wheeler, 9.28 points.
Week ending August 11, 2018: Austin Jackson, 6.40 points.
Week ending August 18, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 9.35 points.
Week ending August 25, 2018: Zack Wheeler, 8.95 points.
Week ending September 1, 2018: Steven Matz, 9.10 points.
Week ending September 8, 2018: Noah Syndergaard, 7.76 points.
Week ending September 15, 2018: Michael Conforto, 7.48 points.
Week ending September 22, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 8.20 points.
Week ending September 29, 2018: Michael Conforto, 5.90 points.
Week ending October 6, 2018: Noah Syndergaard, 6.00 points.



Thanks to those who participated!

This year's Perfect Participation prize is gold 2019 Cadillac XT4! In 2016 it was a button, and in 2017 it was a tote bag, but in 2018 it's a Cadillac! Those of you who bailed out early regret that now, don't you? Hah!



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[Centerfield]

Amazing work as always BG.

I gotta vote more next year.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Great work as always, BG! Hard to believe how many years it's been.

Short of a Cy, I'm kahnfident this is his most treasured accolade.

And look! A brand new car! The Jonses are gonna be green with envy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Great work, way to stick through it. I voted 49 times, the first 49 games. Game 50 is when they officially hit .500, completely blowing the 10+ level they'd raced to. I guess you can say that's when my disgust with this group really hit home and a kind of indifference to them set in and really never lifted. Even the SHaMmiest performances of the second half didn't move me much.

I'm still kind of down on the Mets and what a mess they made again. I think it's entirely possible they continue to badly screw up this leadership transition and it gets worse before better.

Shit. Didn't mean to be a downer at the awards ceremony.

[G-Fafif]

A pleasure, as it is every year, to have taken part. Thank you Grimm for making it a cornerstone of the Metsian experience (mine anyway). And congratulations to Mr. deGrom, who deserves all the awards, all the cars, all the tote bags.

Stealth non-Jake Player of the Year: Asdrubal McNeil. Even taking into account their very brief overlap, you could slap together the departing veteran's and arriving rookie's seasons and have the most productive Mets second baseman this side of Edgardo Alfonzo.

[Centerfield]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Great work, way to stick through it. I voted 49 times, the first 49 games. Game 50 is when they officially hit .500, completely blowing the 10+ level they'd raced to. I guess you can say that's when my disgust with this group really hit home and a kind of indifference to them set in and really never lifted. Even the SHaMmiest performances of the second half didn't move me much. I'm still kind of down on the Mets and what a mess they made again. I think it's entirely possible they continue to badly screw up this leadership transition and it gets worse before better. Shit. Didn't mean to be a downer at the awards ceremony.

I'm with you JCL. In my life, I have never been this down on the Mets. Even through all the bad teams, there was always hope. The next big prospect, the next smart manager, the new GM will fix everything. This year it became clear, more than ever, that the problem is ownership. They are incompetent, they are broke, and they can't help themselves from butting in and fucking everything up. Three analytics guys for the Mets, 20 for the MFY's. I mean, that should tell you everything you need to know.

This must be what it's like to be approaching a divorce. I love this team, but I can see how flawed they are, and that they're never going to change. I feel bitter, I resent them for robbing me of what should have been three great years. Then I look back to my younger days and realize it's been like this forever. They've been bad to me for almost 20 years. I mean, yes, we've definitely had our good moments, but right now, they are bringing out the worst in me. I hate that. It's depressing and sad.

Plus I've gotten fat.

[Zvon]

Excellent! And IMO accurate.

As always, thanks for doing this and please excuse me for not voting towards the tail end of the season.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If you had only voted 158 more times this year, you'd be driving around right now in a shiny gold Cadillac!

[Benjamin Grimm]