Twenty-Three Skiddoo: Brandon Nimmo

[Edgy MD]

My first few years, I was good enough when healthy to make you wonder just how terrific I could be in a full season. Well, I finally had a full season in 2022, and I was ... good. I was a productive guy, but I lost 33 points off my on-base percentage, and that's, like, my defining stat.



You can make something of that. You can say that I fall off over the long haul. The Mets, to their credit, looked at it differently. They thought that, if I was actually that productive in a mediocre year, there's maybe some still un-realized goodness ahead, and even some productive mediocreness in down years, which isn't nothing, clearly.



Plus, I totally took a big step forward as a fielder. Maybe more. And when you're in the middle of the diamond, that's a really good thing.



So the Mets doubled down and signed me to a generous long-term contract. Waddaya think of THAT?! How will I reward them? How will I reward you?



ZIPs says they see 4.9 WAR for me this season. But that's just the data talking. What's ahead in 2023 for me, Brandon "Tater" Nimmo?



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[metirish]

Gotta love a player that actually improves while you watch, I had him pegged as nothing more than a squad player ( soccer parlance) , 4th outfielder type , but God bless him he's making the most of his talents



Let's go Brandon ( when I first heard this I thought it had to be about our Brandon)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, I finally had a full season in 2022, and I was ... good. I was a productive guy, but I lost 33 points off my on-base percentage, and that's, like, my defining stat. You can make something of that. You can say that I fall off over the long haul.

You can also make a plausible argument that Nimmo was the best centerfielder in the NL last season.



https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat&lg=nl&qual=300&type=8&season=2022&month=0&season1=2022&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2022-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat≶=nl&qual=300&type=8&season=2022&month=0&season1=2022&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2022-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, I finally had a full season in 2022, and I was ... good. I was a productive guy, but I lost 33 points off my on-base percentage, and that's, like, my defining stat. You can make something of that. You can say that I fall off over the long haul. You can also make a plausible argument that Nimmo was the best centerfielder in the NL last season. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat&lg=nl&qual=300&type=8&season=2022&month=0&season1=2022&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2022-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat≶=nl&qual=300&type=8&season=2022&month=0&season1=2022&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2022-01-01&enddate=2022-12-31

In fact, we here at TCG have revised our end of the year all-star selections, to now include Brandon Nimmo as the NL's all-star center fielder, giving the 2022 Mets, three all-star selections, more than any other NL team. And with Lindor and Alonso just missing the cut, you could see how the Mets won 101 games last season.



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[Edgy MD]

Yeah, it's certainly a viable argument. Like with his prior Skidoo teammate Francisco Lindor, one can overlook that his very-goodness on offense is amplified to something like greatness by his terrific defense coming in the same package. His deal was a real win for the Mets this offseason.



If he's underselling himself in that first post, it's because he's a humble-talkin' guy.