Mets of the Teen-Ages

[Edgy MD]

Whether a decade starts with year ending in 0 or 1 will always be debatable, but they are generally defined by their 10s place. So in that spirit, it's the last day of the decade, which — why not? — invites a look over the shoulder.



I was unsure how to format the teams. I ranked evahbody by fWAR, and I was going to go with a typical 25-man roster of 12-ish pitchers and 13-ish hitters, but that left us without a backup catcher, and I was surprised how quickly the relievers were falling off even at seven (Takahashi?). So I made it a 12-man staff, but included full first- and second-team selections on offense. Yeah, it's arbitrary, but it's not like there's money involved.



Intrestingly, over the last decade, the team seems most wanting in center and at catcher (despite d'Arnaud's 100% stealing rate), which is kind of where they are most wanting right now.



Your Crane Pool Forum All-2010s Mets Team!



First Team

[th]Pos[/th]	[th]Name[/th]	[th]Seas.[/th]	[th]G[/th]	[th]AB[/th]	[th]PA[/th]	[th]R[/th]	[th]H[/th]	[th]2B[/th]	[th]3B[/th]	[th]HR[/th]	[th]RBI[/th]	[th]SB[/th]	[th]CS[/th]	[th]SB%[/th]	[th]AVG[/th]	[th]OBP[/th]	[th]SLG[/th]	[th]OPS[/th]	[th]BB[/th]	[th]SO[/th]	[th]HBP[/th]	[th]SF[/th]	[th]SH[/th]	[th]GDP[/th]	[th]WPA[/th]	[th]fWAR[/th]
	c		Travis d'Arnaud		7		407		1360		1494		152		329		65		5		47		164		1		0		100.0%		.242		.303		.401		.704		112		253		11		8		3		45		-1.27		8.5
	1b		Lucas Duda		8		760		2494		2895		325		614		146		3		125		378		5		7		41.7%		.246		.343		.457		.801		332		683		48		20		1		41		5.93		8.0
	2b		Daniel Murphy		7		699		2715		2912		338		791		181		13		48		322		53		17		75.7%		.291		.331		.421		.752		162		343		10		22		3		69		5.68		12.0
	3b		David Wright		8		738		2813		3206		397		794		168		13		102		409		77		34		69.4%		.282		.362		.460		.822		348		653		17		27		0		69		11.51		20.7
	ss		José Reyes		5		574		2084		2280		334		574		110		40		45		196		107		27		79.9%		.275		.329		.431		.761		169		271		4		11		12		24		2.04		10.9
	lf		Yoenis Cespédes		4		308		1141		1270		177		322		62		7		74		201		10		3		76.9%		.282		.346		.543		.890		104		273		14		11		0		27		6.03		8.8
	cf		Juan Lagares		7		716		1960		2119		227		498		97		19		25		179		44		17		72.1%		.254		.297		.361		.659		106		437		21		15		17		38		-4.84		7.5
	rf		Michael Conforto		5		578		1943		2268		308		491		109		4		109		310		14		8		63.6%		.253		.353		.481		.834		278		549		31		16		0		34		7.06		14.0

Second Team

[th]Pos[/th]	[th]Name[/th]	[th]Seas.[/th]	[th]G[/th]	[th]AB[/th]	[th]PA[/th]	[th]R[/th]	[th]H[/th]	[th]2B[/th]	[th]3B[/th]	[th]HR[/th]	[th]RBI[/th]	[th]SB[/th]	[th]CS[/th]	[th]SB%[/th]	[th]AVG[/th]	[th]OBP[/th]	[th]SLG[/th]	[th]OPS[/th]	[th]BB[/th]	[th]SO[/th]	[th]HBP[/th]	[th]SF[/th]	[th]SH[/th]	[th]GDP[/th]	[th]WPA[/th]	[th]fWAR[/th]
	c		Josh Thole		4		291		863		967		63		222		39		1		7		78		1		2		33.3%		.257		.330		.329		.659		89		122		6		4		5		28		-1.48		2.2
	1b		Ike Davis		5		454		1512		1741		200		365		82		2		68		224		7		4		63.6%		.241		.334		.433		.767		213		415		4		12		0		37		3.13		5.3
	2b		Jeff McNeil		2		196		735		815		118		236		49		7		26		94		12		7		63.2%		.321		.383		.513		.896		49		99		26		1		4		7		3.02		7.3
	3b		Wilmer Flores		6		581		1866		2011		214		488		96		2		68		253		3		3		50.0%		.262		.303		.424		.727		105		261		15		22		3		50		-1.8		5.1
	ss		Asdrubal Cabrera		3		374		1375		1515		179		384		85		2		55		179		8		3		72.7%		.279		.339		.464		.803		117		267		13		9		1		45		2.17		7.2
	lf		Brandon Nimmo		4		310		882		1084		149		224		51		10		31		103		14		6		70.0%		.254		.387		.440		.827		165		291		30		5		2		12		4.2		7.1
	cf		Angel Pagan		4		274		1057		1165		148		293		55		11		18		125		69		16		81.2%		.277		.332		.401		.733		88		159		2		8		10		13		0.13		5.8
	rf		Curtis Granderson		4		573		2026		2364		317		484		106		12		95		247		27		12		69.2%		.239		.341		.444		.784		297		512		24		17		0		18		8.21		12.0

Starters

[th]Name[/th]	[th]Years[/th]	[th]W[/th]	[th]L[/th]	[th]SV[/th]	[th]G[/th]	[th]GS[/th]	[th]IP[/th]	[th]K/9[/th]	[th]BB/9[/th]	[th]HR/9[/th]	[th]BABIP[/th]	[th]LOB%[/th]	[th]GB%[/th]	[th]ERA[/th]	[th]FIP[/th]	[th]xFIP[/th]	[th]WHIP[/th]	[th]WPA[/th]	[th]fWAR[/th]
	Jacob deGrom		6		66		49		0		171		171		1,101.2		10.25		2.17		0.78		.291		79.3%		45.2%		2.62		2.78		3.04		1.05		17.73		31.5
	Noah Syndergaard		5		47		30		0		118		118		715.0		9.73		2.09		0.79		.314		73.4%		49.1%		3.31		2.93		3.17		1.16		4.21		18.7
	Matt Harvey		6		34		37		0		104		104		629.1		8.68		2.40		0.87		.295		73.8%		44.3%		3.58		3.34		3.54		1.18		3.00		13.4
	Zack Wheeler		5		44		38		0		126		126		749.1		8.72		3.24		0.90		.300		73.6%		46.5%		3.77		3.71		3.91		1.29		0.32		12.6
	Jon Niese		7		59		60		0		171		171		1,029.2		7.01		2.67		0.92		.307		71.9%		50.1%		3.89		3.86		3.72		1.35		-2.25		12.4

Relievers

[th]Name[/th]	[th]Years[/th]	[th]W[/th]	[th]L[/th]	[th]SV[/th]	[th]G[/th]	[th]GS[/th]	[th]IP[/th]	[th]K/9[/th]	[th]BB/9[/th]	[th]HR/9[/th]	[th]BABIP[/th]	[th]LOB%[/th]	[th]GB%[/th]	[th]ERA[/th]	[th]FIP[/th]	[th]xFIP[/th]	[th]WHIP[/th]	[th]WPA[/th]	[th]fWAR[/th]
	Jeurys Familia		8		17		19		123		378		0		377.1		9.28		3.94		0.50		.298		75.1%		56.8%		3.17		3.21		3.55		1.29		3.72		5.5
	Bobby Parnell		6		16		20		36		255		0		238.0		8.17		3.21		0.38		.320		71.1%		55.2%		3.18		2.92		3.34		1.35		-3.91		3.8
	Seth Lugo		4		9		7		9		120		0		178.1		10.04		2.27		0.71		.255		77.2%		45.8%		2.52		2.88		3.48		0.95		3.81		3.7
	Addison Reed		2		6		5		21		145		0		142.0		9.89		1.52		0.70		.292		85.5%		40.1%		2.09		2.47		3.26		1.01		4.20		3.6
	Francisco Rodriguez		3		6		4		48		95		0		100.0		10.17		3.33		0.54		.316		83.1%		46.4%		2.61		2.81		3.24		1.26		2.73		2.2
	Jerry Blevins		4		14		4		4		218		0		136.2		10.73		4.02		0.79		.294		79.0%		37.0%		3.29		3.47		4.17		1.27		1.53		1.8
	Hisanori Takahashi		1		6		2		8		41		0		57.1		9.42		3.45		0.31		.272		80.4%		40.8%		2.04		2.59		3.39		1.13		2.27		1.3

[ashie62]

It would appear by fwar that deGrom is the Mets of the decade, David Wright 2nd and Syndergaard 3rd.



Syndegaard, really?? wow

[Edgy MD]

Cumulative totals like fWAR refWARd both health and longevity.



Also, depending on how aggressively you weight them, including post-season performances might push Murphing USA into third.

[Edgy MD]

Worth noting that Hisanori Tak's numbers reflect his work only as a reliever in 2010. He was meaningfully less effective (5.01 ERA in 64 2/3 innings) as a starter.



That doesn't explain quite why he got a release at the end of his only Metly season, but the raise he was due as an NPB veteran was probably part of the equation. This was back in the austerity times.

[Edgy MD]

They got off two big schneids in the 2010s — getting their first-ever batting-average title and first no-hitter.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And first-ever 50-home-run season!



Also notable: THREE Cy Young Awards!

[Edgy MD]

And two RoYs.



Fun fact: Since 2012, the Mets have placed a pitcher in the Cy Young voting in seven of eight years. And that one season without a showing was 2014 — deGrom's RoY campaign.

[smg58]

They were New York City's one World Series team of the decade.

[Edgy MD]

And, lest it be overlooked, the All-Wantingest Mets Team of the Decade:

[th]POS[/th]	[th]Name[/th]	[th]Seas.[/th]	[th]G[/th]	[th]PA[/th]	[th]AB[/th]	[th]R[/th]	[th]H[/th]	[th]2B[/th]	[th]3B[/th]	[th]HR[/th]	[th]RBI[/th]	[th]SB[/th]	[th]CS[/th]	[th]AVG[/th]	[th]OBP[/th]	[th]SLG[/th]	[th]OPS[/th]	[th]BB[/th]	[th]SO[/th]	[th]HBP[/th]	[th]SF[/th]	[th]SH[/th]	[th]GDP[/th]	[th]WPA[/th]	[th]WAR[/th]
	c		Anthony Recker		3		140		432		389		41		74		17		0		15		51		2		2		.190		.256		.350		.606		34		148		2		4		3		4		-0.49		-1.3
	1b		James Loney		1		100		366		343		30		91		16		1		9		34		0		0		.265		.307		.397		.703		16		37		5		1		1		11		-0.81		-0.3
	2b		Chin-lung Hu		1		22		23		20		2		1		0		0		0		1		1		0		.050		.091		.050		.141		1		11		0		1		1		0		-0.41		-0.5
	3b		Eric Campbell		3		196		505		438		53		97		18		0		7		44		9		3		.221		.312		.311		.622		53		116		7		6		1		18		-1.72		-0.2
	ss		Alex Cora		1		62		187		169		14		35		6		3		0		20		4		1		.207		.265		.278		.543		10		16		4		2		2		4		-0.60		-0.5
	lf		Alejandro De Aza		1		130		267		234		31		48		9		0		6		25		4		3		.205		.297		.321		.618		26		67		5		1		1		5		-1.01		-0.4
	cf		Keon Broxton		1		34		53		49		5		7		1		0		0		2		4		1		.143		.208		.163		.371		4		22		0		0		0		1		-0.69		-0.5
	rf		Willie Harris		1		126		283		240		36		59		11		0		2		23		5		4		.246		.351		.317		.668		36		62		4		2		1		6		-0.42		-0.6