New York Mets Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the New York Mets.
SABRhood team report

New York Mets

New York Mets ranks 20th in run generation and 21st in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 2 recent risers.

League intelligence# 20 41.7 index
Run generation#20
Composite score 45.3
Pitching#21
Composite score 38.1
Recent play#9
2 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#17
Current state usable
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsOutfield / ShortstopClearest upgrade lanesSecond base / Third base
CStrength

Catcher

2.4WAR#10 of 30
Top valueFrancisco Alvarez1.5 WAR
1BNeed

First base

0.4WAR#23 of 30
Top valueJared Young0.6 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

-2.3WAR#30 of 30
Top valueVidal Bruján-0.1 WAR
3BNeed

Third base

-1.2WAR#27 of 29
Top valueBrett Baty-0.1 WAR
SSStrength

Shortstop

2.4WAR#9 of 28
Top valueFrancisco Lindor1.4 WAR
OFStrength

Outfield

6.0WAR#5 of 30
Top valueJuan Soto2.8 WAR
SPNeed

Starting pitching

6.4WAR#22 of 30
Top valueNolan McLean2.6 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.7WAR#12 of 30
Top valueLuke Weaver1.1 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    New York Mets’s analytical identity

    New York Mets ranks 20th in run generation and 21st in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 2 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Brett Baty is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.054 versus 0.629 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Devin Williams’s Changeup: 83.9 mph, 37.0% whiffs

    Quality score 82.3; usage 46.9%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Carson Benge

New York Mets | LHB

36.9
Season PA575OPS0.746Est. wOBA0.325Samplestrong
Biggest changehard-hit rate -2.18 z

Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 44th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS59th
0.746
Est. wOBA61st
0.325
Strikeout rate47th
22.1%
Walk rate30th
7.3%
Hard-hit rate44th
38.8%
Run value / PA44th
0.004
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-1.10 z
Recent 0.513 baseline 0.771
Est. wOBA-1.06 z
Recent 0.236 baseline 0.335
Strikeout rate-1.41 z
Recent 30.9% baseline 21.2%
Walk rate+0.45 z
Recent 9.1% baseline 7.1%
Hard-hit rate-2.18 z
Recent 18.2% baseline 40.6%
Run value / PA-0.86 z
Recent -0.068 baseline 0.011
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 44th percentile. Recent sample: 55 PA; prior sample: 520 PA.
Hitter change profile

Marcus Semien

New York Mets | RHB

32.8
Season PA489OPS0.626Est. wOBA0.275Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +1.97 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 59th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS8th
0.626
Est. wOBA8th
0.275
Strikeout rate59th
20.2%
Walk rate39th
8.0%
Hard-hit rate22nd
33.4%
Run value / PA4th
-0.037
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.59 z
Recent 0.729 baseline 0.614
Est. wOBA+0.78 z
Recent 0.330 baseline 0.268
Strikeout rate+1.97 z
Recent 8.0% baseline 21.6%
Walk rate+0.93 z
Recent 12.0% baseline 7.5%
Hard-hit rate-0.49 z
Recent 28.2% baseline 34.1%
Run value / PA+0.52 z
Recent -0.001 baseline -0.041
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 59th percentile. Recent sample: 50 PA; prior sample: 439 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Bo BichetteNew York Mets124
  2. 2Juan SotoNew York Mets90
  3. 3Carson BengeNew York Mets89
  4. 4Brett BatyNew York Mets78
  5. 5Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets76
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets35.0%
  2. 2MJ MelendezNew York Mets34.7%
  3. 3Juan SotoNew York Mets32.4%
  4. 4Ronny MauricioNew York Mets31.2%
  5. 5Mark VientosNew York Mets28.7%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Jefry YanNew York Mets7
  2. 2Kodai SengaNew York Mets1
  3. 3Cionel PérezNew York Mets0
  4. 4Dylan RossNew York Mets0
  5. 5Guillo ZuñigaNew York Mets0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Jefry YanNew York Mets3.0%
  2. 2Kodai SengaNew York Mets0.1%
  3. 3Cionel PérezNew York Mets0.0%
  4. 4Nolan McLeanNew York Mets0.0%
  5. 5Jonah TongNew York Mets0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Juan SotoNew York Mets0.279
  2. 2Carson BengeNew York Mets0.274
  3. 3Jared YoungNew York Mets0.265
  4. 4Bo BichetteNew York Mets0.265
  5. 5A.J. EwingNew York Mets0.245
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Juan SotoNew York Mets24
  2. 2Francisco LindorNew York Mets17
  3. 3Carson BengeNew York Mets16
  4. 4Bo BichetteNew York Mets16
  5. 5Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets15
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Juan SotoNew York Mets0.926
  2. 2Jared YoungNew York Mets0.754
  3. 3Carson BengeNew York Mets0.746
  4. 4Francisco LindorNew York Mets0.741
  5. 5Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets0.717
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Nolan McLeanNew York Mets179
  2. 2Sean ManaeaNew York Mets126
  3. 3Christian ScottNew York Mets120
  4. 4Kodai SengaNew York Mets68
  5. 5Zac ThorntonNew York Mets51
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Devin WilliamsNew York Mets28.5%
  2. 2Christian ScottNew York Mets27.8%
  3. 3Nolan McLeanNew York Mets26.6%
  4. 4Austin WarrenNew York Mets26.5%
  5. 5Kodai SengaNew York Mets25.8%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Daniel DuarteNew York Mets0.442
  2. 2Nolan McLeanNew York Mets0.623
  3. 3Jonathan PintaroNew York Mets0.663
  4. 4Christian ScottNew York Mets0.665
  5. 5Xzavion CurryNew York Mets0.716
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Nolan McLean

125.2 IP · 3.29 ERA · 2.6 WAR

2,574 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
SinkerSI · 893 pitches 34.7% 95.062nd pct 11.3%54th pct 27.2%60th pct 55.5%45th pct 0.0%100th pct 35.4%75th pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 530 pitches 20.6% 96.072nd pct 25.6%89th pct 24.7%34th pct 53.4%59th pct 0.0%100th pct 44.6%45th pct
CurveballCU · 381 pitches 14.8% 82.066th pct 35.4%76th pct 35.0%75th pct 31.8%8th pct 0.0%100th pct 27.5%73rd pct
SweeperST · 334 pitches 13.0% 84.980th pct 24.0%28th pct 17.2%3rd pct 40.7%36th pct 0.0%100th pct 18.8%92nd pct
CutterFC · 278 pitches 10.8% 92.185th pct 22.4%68th pct 33.8%80th pct 50.0%40th pct 0.0%100th pct 50.0%8th pct
ChangeupCH · 158 pitches 6.1% 88.173rd pct 24.1%30th pct 34.0%46th pct 36.7%51st pct 0.0%100th pct 26.7%67th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge78.9

Mark Vientos

New York Mets

Mark Vientos is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.375
vs R0.228

Estimated wOBA: 0.375 vs L, 0.228 vs R.

pitcher edge74.9

Tobias Myers

New York Mets

Tobias Myers is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.290
vs R0.423

Estimated wOBA: 0.290 vs L, 0.423 vs R.

hitter edge74.8

Juan Soto

New York Mets

Juan Soto is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.326
vs R0.425

Estimated wOBA: 0.326 vs L, 0.425 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter86.4

Nate Lavender

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability97.2%Matchup100.0%Performance50.0%
Right-handed batter77.1

Jonathan Pintaro

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability87.8%Matchup70.0%Performance52.0%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Juan Soto Juan Soto is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.7
Nolan McLean Nolan McLean is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 81.3
Daniel Duarte Daniel Duarte is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 80.5
Devin Williams Devin Williams’s Changeup: 83.9 mph, 37.0% whiffs 78.8
Christian Scott Christian Scott is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 75.2
Jared Young Jared Young is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 74.8
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.