SCHAEFER PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2015

[Benjamin Grimm]

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2015

The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for April 2015 is fourth-time winner LUCAS DUDA. Lucas led the Mets in batting average (.325), OBP (.427) and slugging (.488) as well as in doubles, with 7. His 13 runs scored were second only to Curtis Granderson's 15, and only Daniel Murphy, with 14, had more RBI than Duda's 12.

The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month is second-time winner, BARTOLO COLON. Colon was 4-1 in April, with a 3.31 ERA and 25 strikeouts and 1 walk over 32.2 innings.

The Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is JEURYS FAMILIA, for the fourth time overall. Familia pitched in 11 games in April, with 9 saves and a 1.69 ERA over 10.2 innings. He struck out 13 and walked 3. His 6.47 Schaefer points allowed him to finish ahead of Alex Torres (4.42), and Jerry Blevins (4.33).

The Schaefer Mets Bench Player of the Month for April is a first-time winner, (in any monthly Schaefer category) CURTIS GRANDERSON. It wasn't a big month for bench players. Curtis won with only 0.70 points. (He walked and scored a run as a pinch-hitter in the Mets 4-3 win in Atlanta on April 12, and did the same in a 3-2 win over the Braves at Citi Field on April 22.) Other players to earn Schaefer points in games that they didn't start were Daniel Murphy (0.62), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0.51), John Mayberry (0.25), Danny Muno (0.14), Anthony Recker (0.08) and Ruben Tejada (0.07).





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

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
David Wright 14
Johan Santana 6
Carlos Beltran 5
Jose Reyes 5
R. A. Dickey 4
Lucas Duda 4
Daniel Murphy 3
Cliff Floyd 2
Tom Glavine 2
Carlos Delgado 2
Ike Davis 2
Mike Cameron 1
John Maine 1
Angel Pagan 1
Jeff Francoeur 1
Ruben Tejada 1
John Buck 1
Matt Harvey 1
Marlon Byrd 1
Dillon Gee 1
Jonathon Niese 1
Bartolo Colon 1
Juan Lagares 1

PITCHER OF THE MONTH
R. A. Dickey 10
Johan Santana 9
Pedro Martinez 6
John Maine 5
Mike Pelfrey 4
Jonathon Niese 4
Tom Glavine 3
Matt Harvey 3
Dillon Gee 3
Jacob deGrom 3
Orlando Hernandez 2
Bartolo Colon 2
Alay Soler 1
Steve Trachsel 1
Oliver Perez 1
Livan Hernandez 1
Tim Redding 1
Chris Capuano 1
Zack Wheeler 1

RELIEVER OF THE MONTH
Brian Stokes 5
Billy Wagner 4
Aaron Heilman 4
Bobby Parnell 4
Carlos Torres 4
Jeurys Familia 4
Francisco Rodriguez 3
Duaner Sanchez 2
Raul Valdes 2
Pedro Beato 2
Manny Acosta 2
Jon Rauch 2
LaTroy Hawkins 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

BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Fernando Tatis 3
Daniel Murphy 3
Jordany Valdespin 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
Eric Campbell 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 Cedeño 1
Kelly Shoppach 1
Josh Satin 1
Zach Lutz 1
Ike Davis 1
Lucas Duda 1
Chris Young 1
Anthony Recker 1
Curtis Granderson 1

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

How on earth does Muffy finish 3rd? I guess a few big moments in a mostly awful year so far beats consistent Okayness (Cuddyer, Flores, Grandyman).

Terrific match of card style and photo with Duda '78.

[Edgy MD]

What a bad month for benchies.

What a great month for Schaefer cards.

[Edgy MD]

Brian Stokes — hasn't pitched in the majors since 2010, hasn't pitched professionally since throwing up a 7.02 ERA for the Reno Aces in 2011, but keeps himself busy by hitting Met relievers with a whammy whenever they get close to his all-time RotM record.

How much time does Familia really have?

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: How on earth does Muffy finish 3rd? I guess a few big moments in a mostly awful year so far beats consistent Okayness (Cuddyer, Flores, Grandyman).

Yup. I'm sure the 3R HR game and the 3R 2B game accounted for a huge share of his points.

Bad month for the bench when neither Mayberry or Nieuwenhuis (or Recker for that matter) can match the stupendous start of Ruben Tejada.

Edited May 5, 2015 by Guest

[Guest themetfairy]

Great job BG, as always!

[G-Fafif]

Duda and Colon really fill a card.

Surprised Mejia never had himself a Month.

Nice going as always, Grimm.