SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, 2022

[Edgy MD]

=G-Fafif post_id=107095 time=1663077730 user_id=55]
=G-Fafif post_id=104120 time=1660656923 user_id=55]
Darin Ruf will compete for August Bench Player honors largely on the strength of his pitching.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Fifty-five strikeouts in his first month back.

Struck out more than the nerd at the sorority party.

Later

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: And the Old Timer's Day more generally. Apart from any and all new history made this season, a terrific year for the institutionalization and enshrinement of established history.

I currently have saved on DVR:

NYM Old Timers Baseball

NYM Old Timers Pregame

He's Keith Hernandez

ESPN 30 for 30 (four episodes)



Over the weekend:



KB: What's all the Mets stuff saved on the DVR?

KC: Don't touch it, leave it be.

KB: The Once Upon a Time thing is a year old.

KC: Leave it alone if you want to see another year!

KB: Isn't this stuff online?

KC: I'm sure it is, so is Flea Market Flip and Storage Wars.



*silence followed* game, set, match...

[Edgy MD]

Did Ruf's pitching mopup work actually go into his Bench Player of the Month totals?

[Benjamin Grimm]

It did.

[Benjamin Grimm]

A 1969 deGrom! A 1980 deGrom! (One guesses Jake exhausted the Seventies models pre-scapula.) A 1967 Diaz/Trumpet in the best tradition of METS MAULERS! Comfort zones have been exploded or at least expanded.

Yes, the only 1970s year for which there hasn't yet been a deGrom card was 1977. Sometimes I reuse existing cards, but the ones with the long hair seem kind of dated now so I'm less likely to reuse them, so yes, I expanded the parameters a bit.



The Diaz/Trumpet card is the second time I've dipped into 1967, but the first time for Schaefer. The other time was when David Wright tied Ed Kranepool for all-time leader in base hits.



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/MetsHitKings.jpg>



As you can see, there have been a lot of deGrom cards!



http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1969.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1970.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1971.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/2018ERALeaders.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1972.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1972boyhood.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/2020_NL_Strikeout_Leaders.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1973.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1974.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1975.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1976.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1978.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1979.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1979RecordBreaker.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1980.jpg>

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It did.

That sounds like an executive decision was made!



Also, despite the seeming paradox, I kind of agree with it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

No, no decision was made. It's the way the Schaefer software works. Other than creating the baseball cards and the end-of-month posts, everything it totally automated. To close out a game I click a button and the code does all the tallying. Bench points are given to any position player who earns points in a game in which he's not in the starting lineup. Reliever points are given to anyone, pitcher or not, who pitches in the game after the starter has exited.



I see a gap here... If Jacob deGrom were to pinch-hit a game-winning three-run homer, he wouldn't get bench points, although he should. But that's so unlikely and I'm not going to invest the time to fix it for a project that only about a half-dozen people participate in. If Schaefer took any real effort I wouldn't be doing it.

[Edgy MD]

It's just interesting in that players now have to be pre-declared either hitters or pitchers even if they do something else. MLB is acting like software. You're either a zero or a one.



I guess I need to root against the Mets acquiring Shohei Ohtani, because he'd blow up the Schaefer engine.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I suppose I would have to classify him as a position player in the UMDB. It would allow him to earn points in both categories. But yeah, he would complicate things.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: No, no decision was made. It's the way the Schaefer software works. Other than creating the baseball cards and the end-of-month posts, everything it totally automated. To close out a game I click a button and the code does all the tallying. Bench points are given to any position player who earns points in a game in which he's not in the starting lineup. Reliever points are given to anyone, pitcher or not, who pitches in the game after the starter has exited. I see a gap here... If Jacob deGrom were to pinch-hit a game-winning three-run homer, he wouldn't get bench points, although he should. But that's so unlikely and I'm not going to invest the time to fix it for a project that only about a half-dozen people participate in. If Schaefer took any real effort I wouldn't be doing it.

The hardy half-dozen appreciate the effort.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's really not much effort, but thanks for the appreciation!

[Benjamin Grimm]

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2022



http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/EduardoEscobar1978.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/ChrisBassitt1973.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JoelyRodriguez1972.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/TerranceGore1979.jpg>





SEPTEMBER 2022

Player of the Month: EDUARDO ESCOBAR



Pitcher of the Month: CHRIS BASSITT



Reliever of the Month: JOELY RODRIGUEZ



Bench Player of the Month: TERRANCE GORE



http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=09&year=2022>



Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold:

	PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 12 Pete Alonso 7 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Michael Conforto 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Francisco Lindor 3 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Matt Harvey 2 Noah Syndergaard 2 Curtis Granderson 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 Marlon Byrd 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Bartolo Colon 1 Juan Lagares 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Neil Walker 1 Jay Bruce 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Brandon Nimmo 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Dominic Smith 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Tylor Megill 1 EDUARDO ESCOBAR 1		PITCHER OF THE MONTH Jacob deGrom 25 R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Bartolo Colon 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Jonathon Niese 4 Matt Harvey 4 Noah Syndergaard 4 Tom Glavine 3 Dillon Gee 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Robert Gsellman 2 Tylor Megill 2 Taijuan Walker 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Chris Capuano 1 Zack Wheeler 1 Rafael Montero 1 Steven Matz 1 David Peterson 1 Marcus Stroman 1 Rich Hill 1 Carlos Carrasco 1 Max Scherzer 1 CHRIS BASSITT 1		RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Seth Lugo 8 Edwin Diaz 8 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 Robert Gsellman 3 Aaron Loup 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Chasen Shreve 2 Darren Oliver 1 Chad Bradford 1 Guillermo Mota 1 Joe Smith 1 Jorge Sosa 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 Paul Sewald 1 Chasen Bradford 1 Wilmer Font 1 JOELY RODRIGUEZ 1		BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Dominic Smith 6 Wilmer Flores 5 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 Julio Franco 2 Damion Easley 2 Marlon Anderson 2 Endy Chavez 2 Josh Thole 2 Justin Turner 2 Scott Hairston 2 Andrew Brown 2 Lucas Duda 2 Juan Lagares 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 Amed Rosario 2 Michael Conforto 2 J.D. Davis 2 Eli Marrero 1 Michael Tucker 1 Ricky Ledee 1 David Newhan 1 Ramon Castro 1 Ruben Gotay 1 Robinson Cancel 1 Gary Sheffield 1 Alex Cora 1 Jeremy Reed 1 Omir Santos 1 Cory Sullivan 1 Chris Carter 1 Mike Hessman 1 Nick Evans 1 Jason Pridie 1 Willie Harris 1 Val Pascucci 1 Mike Baxter 1 Ronny Cedeno 1 Kelly Shoppach 1 Josh Satin 1 Zach Lutz 1 Ike Davis 1 Chris Young 1 Anthony Recker 1 Curtis Granderson 1 Johnny Monell 1 Darrell Ceciliani 1 Michael Cuddyer 1 Yoenis Cespedes 1 Gavin Cecchini 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 Robinson Cano 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Patrick Mazeika 1 Kevin Pillar 1 Brandon Drury 1 Khalil Lee 1 Tomas Nido 1 Darin Ruf 1 TERRANCE GORE 1

Leaders for Relievers in September:



Rank Name Points

1 Joely Rodriguez 5.15

2 Edwin Diaz 4.79

3 Mychal Givens 4.39

4 Trevor Williams 3.17

5 Tommy Hunter 3.00

6 Adam Ottavino 2.79

7 Trevor May 2.67

8 David Peterson 2.25

9 Seth Lugo 2.17

10 Drew Smith 1.14

11 Tylor Megill 0.94

12 Alex Claudio 0.68







Leaders for Bench Players in September:

1 Terrance Gore 1.25

2 Mark Vientos 0.57

3 Mark Canha 0.31

4 Tyler Naquin 0.09

5 Daniel Vogelbach 0.01

[G-Fafif]

First-timers all! Love the Joely win and the Joely '72.

[Edgy MD]

Gore also wins largely on the strength of one game.



The DH certainly takes away a chunk of opportunity for a player to shine off the bench, but with a platoon at DH, a platoon in right after Marte went down, and pinch-hitting-for-the-catcher opportunities, it's disappointing that somebody couldn't step up off the bench more than once a month.



The DH is for saps, anyway you slice it.